US Patent Issued to Gen-Y Creations on Aug. 25 for "Convertible gooseneck and fifth wheel hitch" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,525, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Gen-Y Creations LLC (Nappanee, Ind.).

"Convertible gooseneck and fifth wheel hitch" was invented by Carl J. Borkholder (Nappanee, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A convertible towing coupler is designed to attach to a towing vehicle using either a bed-mounted rail system or puck system. The convertible towing coupler can switch between a gooseneck attachment and a fifth wheel/kingpin attachment without having to remove the fifth wheel. The coupler includes a gooseneck frame with a gooseneck ball and fixed rails on either side of the gooseneck ball and a fifth wheel frame that is supported b...