Patents by Inventor Dan Hamby

Dan Hamby 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 noise prevention device
    Patent number: 10046612
    Abstract: A receiver hitch includes a receiver with a rearward opening for receiving a forward end of a mount shank. The receiver has a side hole for receiving a hitch pin and a bottom hole for receiving a clamping bolt. The bottom hole is disposed forward of the side hole. When the mount shank is disposed in the receiver tube with the hitch pin inserted, tightening the clamping bolt urges a portion of the mount shank forward of the hitch pin upward into engagement with an upper interior surface of the receiver tube and also urges a portion of the mount shank rearward of the hitch pin into engagement with a lower interior surface of the receiver tube. in this configuration, movement of the mount shank within the receiver tube is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: U-Haul International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Garcia, Dan Hamby