A snowmobile hitch has a pintle hitch portion and a flapper hitch portion. A hitch body has a rearward projection pintle hitch horn and a portion that pivotally supports a pintle hook movable toward and away from the horn for opening and closing the pintle hitch portion. The hitch further having a V-shaped flapper that is pivotally engaged with the hitch body by way of one or may polymeric spacers providing friction reduction and noise attenuation when moving the flapper, as well as positional fixation. The spacers having a detent for engaging with respective projection on the hitch body. The hitch further having a latch with a pivot pin, a locking pin portion, and a handle. Manipulating the handle can unlock the pintle hitch hook from one of the open and closed positions and move the hook to the other of the open and closed positions.


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    Title :

    FLAPPER PINTLE HITCH


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-03-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B62M RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES , Antrieb von Radfahrzeugen oder Schlitten durch den Fahrer



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