US 11,897,298 B2
Weight distributing trailer hitch
Kevin McAllister, American Fork, UT (US); Morgan McAllister, Lindon, UT (US); Todd Mendenhall, South Jordan, UT (US); and Brandon Doman, Pleasant Grove, UT (US)
Assigned to Weigh Safe, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed by Weigh Safe, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/684,032.
Application 17/684,032 is a continuation of application No. 16/177,279, filed on Oct. 31, 2018, granted, now 11,267,301, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/579,764, filed on Oct. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176760 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/46 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/247 (2013.01) [B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/248 (2013.01); B60D 1/345 (2013.01); B60D 1/46 (2013.01)] 44 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weight distributing trailer hitch, comprising:
a hitch portion operable to interface with a hitch receiver coupled to a vehicle;
a ball portion comprising a ball support structure coupling the ball portion to the hitch portion and having a hitch ball operable to couple with a tongue of a trailer;
a spring bar for distributing weight of the trailer relative to the vehicle;
a spring bar base supporting the spring bar, wherein the spring bar base is rotatably coupled to the ball support structure at a pivot joint to facilitate vertically pivoting the spring bar relative to the hitch portion;
a reservoir having a fluid and a piston disposed therein; and
a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the hitch ball is configured to exert a force on the piston, thereby affecting a pressure of the fluid in response to the downward force on the hitch ball.