# US 12,759,356 B2 · Trailer hitch jack cover and securing device

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- Number: US 12,759,356 B2
- Document ID: US12759356B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/698,502
- Filed: 2022-03-18
- Published: 2022-09-22
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-03-19
- Applicants: Anthony Weems
- Inventors: Anthony Weems
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759356B2

## CPC

- B60D 1/60: Covers, caps or guards {, e.g. comprising anti-theft devices}
- B60D 1/66: Props
- B60D: VEHICLE CONNECTIONS

## Abstract

A trailer hitch jack cover includes a housing with a lower open end and configured to be securely disposed over a trailer hitch jack to enclose an operative upper portion of a hitch jack including an adjustment mechanism, a cushion member secured to the housing and covering to an upper surface of the housing, and a fastening mechanism which secures the housing to the hitch jack. The housing is formed of rigid material and includes a side wall which defines an open space therein and an upper member which is fixed to and closes an upper end of the side wall. The cushion member covers an upper surface of the housing upper member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cover for a trailer hitch jack having an adjustment mechanism with a crank handle, the cover comprising:
a housing with a closed upper end and a lower open end and configured to be securely disposed over the trailer hitch jack so that the housing surrounds an operative upper portion of the trailer hitch jack, including the adjustment mechanism crank handle, entirely except at the lower open end of the housing;
a cushion member fixed to the housing; and
a fastener which secures the housing to the trailer hitch jack,
wherein the housing is formed of metal and includes a tubular housing side wall which defines an open space therein which is configured to surround the operative upper portion of the trailer hitch jack, and the closed upper end of the housing includes a housing upper member which is fixed to and closes an upper end of the tubular housing side wall,
the cushion member covers only the housing upper member,
the fastener includes a pin which is configured to be extended through and removed from opposed openings defined in portions of the tubular housing side wall which define the open space, for selectively fastening and unfastening the housing to the trailer hitch jack and a member which attaches to at least one end of the pin, and which prevents the at least one end of the pin from passing through the opposed openings defined in the tubular housing side wall when the member is attached to the at least one end of the pin, to thereby secure the pin to the tubular housing side wall, and
the opposed openings are defined in opposing upper portions of the tubular housing side wall such that when the housing is disposed over the trailer hitch jack and the pin is extended through the opposed openings the pin will be disposed below and adjacent to the adjustment mechanism crank handle of the trailer hitch jack, and when so disposed, if the housing is moved upward relative to the trailer hitch jack the pin will engage against the adjustment mechanism crank handle to prevent the housing from being displaced off of the trailer hitch jack.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, further comprising a lock which selectively locks and unlocks the fastener to the trailer hitch jack cover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, further comprising an anti-rattling mechanism configured to be operatively connected to the trailer hitch jack and which minimizes movements of the trailer hitch jack cover relative to the trailer hitch jack when the housing is fastened to the trailer hitch jack, wherein the anti-rattling mechanism includes a guide which is configured to be fixed to the trailer hitch jack, which has an opening defined therein which receives an intermediate portion of the pin therethrough, and wherein when the housing is securely disposed over the trailer hitch jack the anti-rattling mechanism is entirely enclosed by the housing, including the tubular housing side wall and housing upper member, except at the lower open end of the housing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, wherein each of the housing upper member and the cushion member has an outer circumference which is larger than an outer circumference of the tubular housing side wall.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, wherein the cushion member fully covers the upper surface of the housing upper member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, wherein the tubular housing side wall is longer on one side thereof and shorter on an opposite side thereof so that when the housing is disposed over the trailer hitch jack the housing upper member and the cushion member extend downward from the longer one side of the tubular housing side wall to the shorter opposite side of the tubular housing side wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The trailer hitch jack cover according to claim 1, wherein the closed upper end of the housing and the tubular housing sidewall are fluid-tight except at the lower open end thereof and at the opposed openings defined in the tubular housing side wall.