Patents by Inventor Randy A. Massey

Randy A. Massey 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).

  • Vertically adjustable trailer hitch
    Patent number: 6575488
    Abstract: A trailer hitch arrangement includes a support unit which is mountable to a vehicle and has a vertically elongate support plate. A hitch assembly is provided which includes a slide bracket that is slidably engaged with the support plate and includes a hitch support which supports the trailer hitch of the vehicle being towed. The hitch assembly includes upper and lower stops that define respective upper and lower limits of travel of the slide bracket as the slide bracket slides along the support plate. One of the upper and lower stops is manually disengagable to permit removal of the slide bracket from the support plate and a lock member is provided which removably secures the hitch assembly to the support unit at a selected elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Randy A. Massey
  • Vertically adjustable trailer hitch
    Publication number: 20010038191
    Abstract: A trailer hitch arrangement includes a support unit which is mountable to a vehicle and has a vertically elongate support plate. A hitch assembly is provided which includes a slide bracket that is slidably engaged with the support plate and includes a hitch support which supports the trailer hitch of the vehicle being towed. The hitch assembly includes upper and lower stops that define respective upper and lower limits of travel of the slide bracket as the slide bracket slides along the support plate. One of the upper and lower stops is manually disengagable to permit removal of the slide bracket from the support plate and a lock member is provided which removably secures the hitch assembly to the support unit at a selected elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventor: Randy A. Massey