Towing ball mount merchandising and displaying arrangement
US8960706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F21/04
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A towing ball mount merchandising and displaying arrangement. The arrangement includes a ball mount that includes a tongue portion having an aperture for receiving a securing portion of a hitch ball and that includes a mounting portion for insertion into a receiver located upon a vehicle. The mounting portion has an aperture there through for receiving a securing member to retain the mounting portion within the receiver located upon the vehicle. The arrangement includes a removable support member extending through the aperture of the mounting portion of the ball mount. The support member has portions that extend to protrude from each of two sides of the mounting portion. The portions of the support member that protrude provide contact areas for engagement with members of a merchandising display such that the ball mount is suspendable relative to the merchandising display upon the support member.
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