US 12,466,499 B2
Fifth wheel cover assembly
Ron Sherred, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Ron Sherred, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,595.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017774 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 53/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 53/0885 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fifth wheel cover assembly for covering a fifth wheel on a semi tractor when the semi tractor is not towing a trailer, said assembly comprising:
a fifth wheel being mounted to a semi tractor;
a cover being slidably positioned over said fifth wheel, said cover being structured to conform to the shape of said fifth wheel, said cover being comprised of a fluid impermeable material thereby inhibiting grease on said fifth wheel from contaminating a roadway upon which the semi tractor is driving;
a pair of springs, each of said springs being coupled between said cover and a connection point on the semi tractor, each of said springs biasing said cover into a covering position having said cover completely covering said fifth wheel, said cover being slidable into an exposing position having said cover being displaced from said fifth wheel; and
a brace being attached to said cover, said brace being strategically positioned such that a king pin of the trailer abuts said brace and urges said cover into said exposing position when the semi trailer is attached to said fifth wheel.