Trailer tongue extender

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of a trailer tongue extender showing my new design in a position of use with an unclaimed trailer hitch and bolt;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of a trailer tongue extender;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a trailer tongue extender showing my new design in a position of use with an unclaimed trailer hitch and bolt;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of a trailer tongue extender;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a back side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof.

The trailer tongue extender includes a circular pipe that extends through the top of the article to the bottom side.

The broken line renderings of the environment of a trailer hitch and bolt in FIGS. 1 and 9 form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the trailer tongue extender that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a trailer tongue extender, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Amazon.com. “Heininger 6000 Advantage Adjustable 11-Inch Hitch Extension.” First reviewed Sep. 21, 2009. Retrieved Jun. 5, 2017. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Z9O8C/ref=ascdfB0002Z9O8C5016813/?tag=hyprod%C2%AD20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B0002Z9O8C&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167147168373).
  • Sheet of photographs of hitch extenders downloaded from the internet on Sep. 21, 2016.
Patent History
Patent number: D797011
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 28, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 2017
Inventor: Kent R. Madison (Echo, OR)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Assistant Examiner: Jerry Hsu
Application Number: 29/579,224
Classifications