FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fifth wheel hitch showing our new skid plate design in a fifth wheel hitch assembly environment;
FIG. 2 is a top perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is another side view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a front view thereof; and,
FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof.
The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.
	
	  
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