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US 6,581,955 B2Granted
Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStephen Michael Aquinto, Irfan Sharif, Robert Todd Laster, Scott Alan Smith
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Abstract
A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch extending through and integral with the rear bumper.
Claims12
A cover assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle;
- a tow hitch extending through and integral with said rear bumper;
- a rear bumper fascia for attachment to the motor vehicle to conceal said rear bumper;
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- a removable door attached to said rear bumper fascia to conceal said tow hitch.
2 more elements
A cover assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle;
- a tow hitch extending through and integral with said rear bumper;
- a rear bumper fascia having a rear wall and opposed side walls extending from said rear wall for attachment to the motor vehicle to conceal said rear bumper, said rear wall having an opening corresponding to a location of said tow hitch to allow access thereto;
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- a removable door disposed in said opening and attached to said rear bumper fascia to conceal said tow hitch.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.