US Patent Issued to Systematics on July 28 for "Adjustable drawbar" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,711, issued on July 28, was assigned to Systematics Ltd. (Hamilton, New Zealand).

"Adjustable drawbar" was invented by Raymond Owers (Hamilton, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable drawbar for a towed vehicle, such as a trailer, which allows it to be connected to a towing vehicle. It includes a hollow member which is configured with an opening along a surface and slidably receives an extension member. The extension member includes a guide which is dimensioned to be received by the opening. When the extension member is axially rotated in a first direction, the guide is engaged with the hollow member and prevents sl...