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US 2007/0182128 A1Published application
Rudder trailer hitch cover
OwnerFrederick Mooreinventor
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Abstract
A Rudder Hitch Cover that simulates a sailboats rudder assembly in appearance and motion. The Rudder Hitch Cover attaches to a vehicles trailer hitch in such a way as to be easily removable. The rudder blade bracket (24) may swing side to side in response to the vehicles motion. The rudder blade (30) may rotate up if contacted by a fixed object such as a curb or speed bump.
Claims6
A trailer hitch attachment that resembles a sailboat rudder designed to be releasable attached to a receiver type vehicle trailer hitch assembly comprising:
- a rudder assembly that provides means for said rudder to pivot through limited arcs around both vertical and horizontal axis
- a insert retainer having an outside perimeter which sized to be inserted in to the trailer hitch receiver, a bore being formed through an end of said insert retainer, said bore being disposed such that a retainer pin may be inserted through said trailer hitch receiver and said bore to retain said insert retainer relative to said trailer hitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.