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US 6,129,371 AGranted
Dual level hitch
OwnerRichard A. Powellinventor
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Abstract
A dual level hitch adapted to be connected to the front or rear of a vehicle. The hitch is provided with an upper and lower receiver adapted to receive either a ball mount or a platform for storing cargo. The upper and lower receivers are connected together utilizing a vertical extension bar. The vertical extension bar can be tilted in both the forward as well as the rearward direction to facilitate the opening and closing of a tailgate of the vehicle.
Claims7
A dual level hitch comprising:
- a first lower horizontal bar provided with a first end adapted to be attached to the front end or the rear end of a vehicle and a second end provided with a receiver allowing a cargo load, cargo platform or a ball hitch to be attached thereto;
- a support device attached to said first lower horizontal bar proximate to said second end of said first lower horizontal bar;
- a vertical bar having an upper end and a lower end, said vertical bar attached to said support device at said lower end of said vertical bar;
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- a second upper horizontal bar attached to said upper end of said vertical bar, said second upper horizontal bar provided with a receiver allowing a cargo load or a cargo platform to be attached thereto.
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