Patents by Inventor ANTHONY S. HUGHES

ANTHONY S. HUGHES 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).

  • Hitch assembly
    Patent number: 8414011
    Abstract: A hitch assembly for attachment to a bumper beam that is concealed with a bumper fascia. In one embodiment, the hitch assembly includes a body extending through the bumper fascia and has a receiver dimensioned to receive a drawbar. To secure the drawbar to the hitch assembly, at least one pin may be provided that can move between an engaged position that secures the drawbar to the hitch assembly and a disengaged position that allows the drawbar to be released from the hitch assembly. The hitch assembly may also include a handle extending from the bumper fascia and adapted to move the pin between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Midway Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Dague, Anthony S. Hughes
  • HITCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110272919
    Abstract: A hitch assembly for attachment to a bumper beam that is concealed with a bumper fascia. In one embodiment, the hitch assembly includes a body extending through the bumper fascia and has a receiver dimensioned to receive a drawbar. To secure the drawbar to the hitch assembly, at least one pin may be provided that can move between an engaged position that secures the drawbar to the hitch assembly and a disengaged position that allows the drawbar to be released from the hitch assembly. The hitch assembly may also include a handle extending from the bumper fascia and adapted to move the pin between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: MIDWAY PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: DANIEL DAGUE, ANTHONY S. HUGHES