Trailer hitch bracket

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the trailer hitch bracket of my new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a first modification of the trailer hitch bracket of my new design;

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view of FIG. 6, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of FIG. 6, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second modification of the trailer hitch bracket showing my new design;

FIG. 12 is an end elevational view of FIG. 11, the opposite end being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of FIG. 11, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 11.

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Other references
  • Sweets catalog-Hughes Manufacturing, Inc. 06060/Hug, 1993, no page number, plate anchor located at bottom right corner of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D370171
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 1994
Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
Inventor: Jeffrey T. Emerson (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
Application Number: 8/32,739
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8354