Patent · US Expired

Receiver for a trailer hitch

US6846001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2003
Grant dateJan 25, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49622
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle trailer hitch including an aluminum tubular U-shaped strut and a cast aluminum receiver mounted thereto. Ends of the strut tube are flatted to form integral planar mounting flanges for mounting the hitch to a vehicle.

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