Patents Represented by Attorney Boyle, Fredrickson, Newholm, Stien & Gratz, S.C.
  • Patent number: 7055844
    Abstract: A trailer hitch storage apparatus designed to carry a removable trailer hitch used in receiver type hitches. The apparatus consists of a frame comprising a mounting plate, at least one bracket for supporting the trailer hitch extending from the mounting plate, a center hanger that extends through the hitch pin hole on the trailer hitch, and a mounting arrangement for attaching the mounting plate to the vehicle. Alternative embodiments accommodate attachment to a truck or a vehicle such as an SUV having an enclosed compartment. A quick-folding collapsible apparatus having the same general structure is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Inventor: Thomas Bostedt