Trailer hitch receiver tube cover
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trailer hitch receiver tube cover showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of the right side shown;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom being a mirror image of the top shown;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the trailer hitch receiver tube cover shown in FIG. 1, it being understood that the side, top bottom and rear views thereof are substantially the same as shown and described in FIGS. 2-5, the sole difference being the absence of the shank aperture.
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Patent History
Patent number: D405744
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: Draw-Tite, Inc. (Canton, MI)
Inventors: David A. Young (Plymouth, MI), Jacob S. Belinky (Carleton, MI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Leon E. Redman, Edgar A. Zarins
Application Number: 0/85,347
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 1999
Assignee: Draw-Tite, Inc. (Canton, MI)
Inventors: David A. Young (Plymouth, MI), Jacob S. Belinky (Carleton, MI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorneys: Leon E. Redman, Edgar A. Zarins
Application Number: 0/85,347
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