Vehicle-attachable hitch mount for supporting accessories

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view showing a vehicle-attachable hitch mount for supporting accessories, as attached to a sport utility vehicle shown in broken lines, according to my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof, indicating an umbrella as a supported accessory, the umbrella and sport utility vehicle being shown in broken lines;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof, partially in perspective, as attached to a pickup truck shown in broken lines;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof, as attached to a sport utility vehicle and with a table as a supported accessory, the table and the vehicle being shown in broken lines;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view in perspective thereof, indicating a rod or pole of a supported accessory, the pole being shown in broken lines;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof, indicating a pole of a supported accessory, and indicating a trailer hitch box of a vehicle, the trailer hitch box and the accessory pole being shown in broken lines;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof, with a pole of a supported accessory shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof, with a pole of a supported accessory shown in broken lines.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle-attachable hitch mount for supporting accessories, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1014346
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 2021
Date of Patent: Feb 13, 2024
Inventor: Kevin Craford (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer
Assistant Examiner: Aaron C Fowler
Application Number: 29/775,011
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