Hitchable apparatus for use with vehicles
OwnerWilliam Morganinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus attachable to a vehicle having a flatbed support surface and a hitch receiver to assist with loading and unloading of wheeled items on and off the vehicle. The apparatus may be attached to a vehicle in a ramp configuration. The apparatus may also be attached to a vehicle in a non-ramp configuration such as a support surface configuration for carrying items thereon.
Claims17
An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a flatbed support surface and a hitch receiver, the apparatus comprising:
- a main body including a first side defining a first support surface operationally configured as a ramp surface for wheeled vehicles and an opposing second side defining a second support surface operationally configured as a cargo carrier surface;
- a first mating member for mating the apparatus with the hitch receiver for use of the apparatus as a ramp for wheeled vehicles;
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- a second mating member for mating the apparatus with the hitch receiver for use of the apparatus as a cargo carrier;
- wherein the second mating member comprises a third support surface operationally configured as a foot step when the first mating member is mated with the hitch receiver;
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- wherein mating of the first mating member to the hitch receiver orients the first side of the main body for use as the ramp surface and wherein mating of the second mating member to the hitch receiver orients the second side of the main body for use as the cargo carrier surface.
An apparatus for use with a vehicle having a flatbed support surface and a female hitch receiver, the apparatus comprising:
- a main body comprising a first side and an opposing second side;
- a first mating member for securing the apparatus to the female hitch receiver;
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- a second mating member for securing the apparatus to the female hitch receiver;
- wherein mating of the first mating member to the hitch receiver orients the apparatus for use of the first side of the main body as a ramp and wherein mating of the second mating member to the hitch receiver orients the apparatus for use of the second side of the main body as a cargo holder.
A hitchable apparatus for use with a hitch receiver of a vehicle comprising:
- a main body including a first side defining a first support surface operationally configured as a ramp surface for one or more wheeled vehicles;
- and an opposing second side defining a second support surface operationally configured as a cargo carrier surface;
- a first mating member extending out from the main body in a first direction for releasably securing the apparatus to the hitch receiver;
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- a second mating member extending out from the main body in a second direction for releasably securing the apparatus to the hitch receiver;
- wherein mating of the first mating member to the hitch receiver orients the first side of the main body for use as the ramp surface and wherein mating of the second mating member to the hitch receiver orients the second side of the main body for use as the cargo carrier surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.