Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-29
2010-10-19
Morris, Lesley (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C280S415100, C280S416100, C224S519000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07815211
ABSTRACT:
A hitch storage device for securing a hitch to a vehicle that minimizes risk of accidental painful contact between the hitch and the operator of the vehicle. The hitch storage device includes a connecting member, a male hitch member, a hitch-support bracket, and a male protrusion member. The hitch storage device incorporates an integral passive securing mechanism whereby a hitch is secured without having to use an active hitch-securing device such as a bolt to secure the hitch shaft to the hitch storage device of the present invention. In a further embodiment, the male hitch member and hitch-support bracket are integrated to provide an L-shaped bracket with an integral sidewall.
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Morris Lesley
Williams Maurice
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