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US 9,437,095 B1Granted
Safety system for vehicle ball hitch
AssigneeWeston Hudspeth
InventorWeston Hudspeth
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Abstract
A safety system for a trailer hitch device having a hitch member and a hitch ball. The safety system includes a body configured to peripherally surround the hitch member and the hitch ball and a fastening device attached to the body and configured to secure the body to the hitch member.
Claims9
A safety system for a trailer hitch device having a hitch member and a hitch ball, the safety system comprising:
- a pliable cylindrical body configured to peripherally surround the hitch member and the hitch ball;
- a strap attached to a partial section of an outer perimeter surface of the pliable cylindrical body and configured to reduce a diameter of a portion of the pliable cylindrical body such that an inner surface of the pliable cylindrical body comes into contact with an outer surface of the hitch member, which in turn secures the body to the hitch member;
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- a warning system disposed within a thickness of the pliable cylindrical body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.