James Ca Rhodes

7448639, Nov 11, 2008

Dec 8, 2005

11/296925

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
Jeff Marcus Terry - Birmingham AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Christopher Aaron Bond - Pinson AL, US

Fontaine International - Irondale AL

B62D 53/08

2804411

A fifth wheel mounting bracket is provided. Said mounting bracket allows for the transfer of the load placed on the hitch plate through the mounting pin rather than through its contact surface with the saddle bearing of the hitch plate.

7490845, Feb 17, 2009

Dec 8, 2005

11/297848

James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US

Fontaine International - Irondale AL

B62D 53/06

280433, 280437, 2804381, 411351

A fifth wheel mounting pin riser adaptation is provided, said riser adaptation allowing a mounting pin to be easily extracted from a fifth wheel assembly.

7516974, Apr 14, 2009

Mar 3, 2006

11/368064

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
Jeff Marcus Terry - Birmingham AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Christopher Aaron Bond - Pinson AL, US

Fontaine International - Irondale AL

B62D 53/06

280433, 280407, 2804381, 2804411, 2804071

A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and a transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.

7530589, May 12, 2009

Jul 7, 2006

11/482366

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
Jeff Marcus Terry - Birmingham AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Christopher Aaron Bond - Pinson AL, US

Fontaine International - Irondale AL

B62D 53/08

280433, 384421

A fifth wheel with a removable bearing plate includes a load structure comprising frame walls and inner bracing, and including a plurality of flanges, each of said plurality of flanges having an aperture disposed therethrough, said load structure also having at least two pivot bearings; and a bearing plate having a plurality of fasteners extending from an underside of said bearing plate disposed at locations corresponding to the disposition of said apertures configured to permit removable attachment of said bearing plate to said load structure and plurality of ridges disposed upon the underside to form a seat for said frame walls.

7694992, Apr 13, 2010

Apr 13, 2009

12/422778

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
Jeff Marcus Terry - Birmingham AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Christopher Aaron Bond - Pinson AL, US

Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co. - Trussville AL

B62D 53/08

2804381, 280433, 2804071

A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and an “I-shaped” transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.

7753390, Jul 13, 2010

Apr 13, 2009

12/422795

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
Jeff Marcus Terry - Birmingham AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US
Christopher Aaron Bond - Pinson AL, US

Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co. - Trussville AL

B62D 53/08

2804381, 280433, 280407, 2804411

A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and an “I-shaped” transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.

8210558, Jul 3, 2012

Dec 1, 2009

12/628508

Steven William Mann - Gardendale AL, US
James Matthew Rhodes - Pelham AL, US

Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co. - Trussville AL

B62D 53/06

280437, 280436, 280433

A secondary lock assembly for a fifth wheel, where the fifth wheel includes a hitch plate with a rearward opening slot to receive a trailer kingpin and a transversely sliding primary locking member for retaining the kingpin within the slot. The assembly comprises a tie bar pivotally connected at its middle to the primary locking member and a transversely oriented pull bar pivotally connected at an inner end to the forward end of the tie bar. The pull bar comprises a rearward offset tab. A latch is pivotally connected roughly at the center of the latch to the forward end of the tie bar, and also pivotally connected at a point rearwardly and inwardly offset from the first pivoting connection to the offset tab. A detent extends from a transverse wall comprised in said hitch plate such that said detent lies in the same horizontal plane as said latch.

8523216, Sep 3, 2013

Jun 30, 2010

12/826793

Steven W Mann - Gardendale AL, US
James M. Rhodes - Pelham AL, US

Fontaine Fifth Wheel Company - Trussville AL

B62D 53/08

2804381, 280433, 2804411, 238 29

An improved slide rail for a fifth wheel hitch assembly is disclosed that has T-shaped cross-section with a horizontal top section and a vertical base section. The horizontal top section includes scalloped edges, and the vertical base section includes weld pockets.