Trailer hitch with bumper protector
OwnerTim Brakeinventor
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Abstract
A trailer hitch includes a hitch shank having a proximal end sized to fit within a vehicle hitch receiver and a distal end. The hitch includes an angled plate having a substantially horizontal portion and an angularly offset portion fixedly secured to the distal end of the hitch shank. The hitch further includes a hitch ball assembly disposed on the substantially horizontal portion of the angled plate. The hitch ball assembly includes a hitch ball sized to fit within a complementary coupling, a foot plate, and a nut which is tightenable along a thread below the horizontal portion of the angled plate to secure the hitch ball in place. The hitch also includes a substantially vertical plate rigidly attached to and extending upwardly from the hitch shank.
Claims5
A trailer hitch, comprising:
- a hitch shank having a proximal end sized to fit within a vehicle hitch receiver and a distal end;
- an angled plate having a substantially horizontal portion and an angularly offset portion fixedly secured to the distal end of the hitch shank;
- a hitch ball assembly disposed on the substantially horizontal portion of the angled plate, the hitch ball assembly comprising:
- a hitch ball sized to fit within a complementary coupling;
- a foot plate;
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- a nut which is tightenable along a thread below the horizontal portion of the angled plate to secure the hitch ball in place;
- a substantially vertical plate rigidly attached to and extending upwardly from the hitch shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.