Patents by Inventor Stephen S. Griggs

Stephen S. Griggs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20030057676
    Abstract: A hitch holder is designed for mounting on either the frame or bed of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. A first embodiment holder is mountable on a horizontal surface, and includes a square-tube receiver portion that is welded to a mounting plate that is drilled for bolting to the floor of a pick-up bed. A mounting bracket accessory may be employed to indirectly secure the first embodiment hitch to the horizontal surface. A second embodiment holder is designed for mounting on a vertical surface, such as the side panel of a frame rail. The second embodiment holder includes a flat mounting plate drilled to accept screw-type fasteners, by means of which the plate may be anchored to the vertical surface. A third embodiment hitch holder is designed for flush mounting on a horizontal vehicle body panel. All three embodiments may be fitted with a hitch holder tree having multiple receiver portions, each of which may hold a single hitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen S. Griggs, Clint J. Baum