Hitch step assembly
AssigneeCequent Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorDerek Anderson
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Abstract
A hitch step selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver is shown and described. The hitch step may include a step body operatively engaged with an underside portion of the hitch ball receiver, where the step body has a width providing a stepping surface, and a clamp body selectively secured to the step body and positioned on a top portion of the hitch ball receiver. The hitch step may also include at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the step body with the hitch ball receiver positioned between the clamp body and the step body.
Claims20
A hitch step selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver, the hitch step comprising:
- a step body operatively engaged with an underside portion of the hitch ball receiver, wherein the step body has a width providing a stepping surface;
- a clamp body selectively secured to the step body and positioned on a top portion of the hitch ball receiver;
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- at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the step body with the hitch ball receiver positioned between the clamp body and the step body.
A hitch step selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver having a tongue, the hitch step comprising:
- a step body capable of circumscribing at least a portion of the tongue, wherein the step body has a width providing a step surface for a user;
- a clamp body selectively secured to the step body and positioned over the tongue of the hitch ball receiver;
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- at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the step body.
A hitch step selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver, the hitch step comprising:
- a step body, a portion of which is positioned below the hitch ball receiver, wherein the step body has a width providing a stepping surface;
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- a clamp body secured to the step body and positioned on a top portion of the hitch ball receiver, wherein the hitch ball receiver is clamped between the step body and clamp body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.