ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,630, issued on June 24, was assigned to ExoTek Trailers Inc. (Cave Creek, Ariz.).
"Trailer hitch system and designs" was invented by Howard Alvin Lindsay (Cave Creek, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescoping trailer hitch system for a vehicle such as a car, truck, or SUV, and trailer comprising an overcab portion substantially parallel to a roof of the truck. The telescoping trailer hitch system comprises an expansion mechanism support, a series of dampers, a piston, an extension tube, and an outer support structure coupled to a hitch connector. The expansion mechanism is within the expansion mechanism support and the pisto...