Hitch step

- MacNeil IP LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of my design, a trailer hitch receiver tongue being shown in broken line as environmental structure;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of my design;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of my design;

FIG. 4 is a side view of my design; and,

FIG. 5 is a front view of my design.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the hitch step that form no part of the claimed design. The bottom of the hitch step is unadorned and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hitch step, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D714703
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 2014
Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC (Bolingbrook, IL)
Inventor: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr. (Barrington, IL)
Primary Examiner: Deanna L Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Application Number: 29/473,177
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