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US 5,961,140 AGranted
Hitch covering device
OwnerLloyd W. Huskeyinventor
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Abstract
A hitch covering device including an enclosure dimensioned for slidable coupling over a pin box of a trailer hitch. An extension member is coupled with respect to the enclosure for coupling over a king pin of the trailer hitch.
Claims6
A hitch covering device for covering and protecting a pin box and kingpin of a trailer hitch comprising, in combination:
- an enclosure dimensioned for slidable coupling over a pin box of a trailer hitch, the enclosure having a generally rectangular configuration, the enclosure having an open top, a bottom, an open forward end, a closed rearward end and a pair of long side walls, the bottom having an opening extending from the open forward end to a position closer to the closed rearward end that the open forward end, the enclosure further including a rim member having a generally U-shaped configuration, the rim member coupled with upper edges of the closed rearward end and the pair of long side walls, the rim member having a width of about 20% of a width of the bottom;
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- an extension member coupled with respect to the enclosure for coupling over a king pin of the trailer hitch, the extension member having a generally square configuration, the extension member having an open top, a closed bottom, an open forward end, a closed rearward end and a pair of side walls, upper edges of the closed rearward end and the pair of side walls coupled with the opening.
A hitch covering device for covering and protecting a pin box and kingpin of a trailer hitch comprising, in combination:
- an enclosure dimensioned for slidable coupling over a pin box of a trailer hitch, the enclosure having a generally rectangular configuration, the enclosure further having an open top, a bottom, an open forward end, a closed rearward end and a pair of long side walls, the bottom having an opening extending from the open forward end to a position closer to the closed rearward end than the open forward end;
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- an extension member coupled with respect to the enclosure for coupling over a king pin of the trailer hitch.
A hitch covering device for covering and protecting a pin box and kingpin of a trailer hitch comprising, in combination:
- an enclosure dimensioned for slidable coupling over a pin box of a trailer hitch, the enclosure having a generally rectangular configuration, the enclosure further having an open top, a bottom, an open forward end, a closed rearward end and a pair of long side walls, the bottom having an opening extending from the open forward end to a position closer to the closed rearward end than the open forward end;
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- an extension member coupled with respect to the enclosure for coupling over a king pin of the trailer hitch, the extension member having a generally square configuration, the extension member further having an open top, a closed bottom, an open forward end, a closed rearward end and a pair of side walls, the upper edges of the closed rearward end and the pair of side walls coupled with the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.