Double Link Retainer Patents (Class 280/454)
  • Patent number: 8684389
    Abstract: A tow hitch comprises an elongated tubular shank of rectangular cross-section having four side walls; and at least one tow ball mounted to an adjacent side wall of the shank with a mounting shank extending from a base of the tow ball through a first hole in the adjacent side wall and a second hole in a side wall opposite the adjacent side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Buyers Products Company
    Inventor: Thomas A. Gries
  • Patent number: 4735428
    Abstract: A vehicle quarter fender (10) is adapted to mount to a vehicle frame (12) through a mounting rod (14) rigidly secured to the frame (12). The fender (10) comprises an arcuate panel (16), a rigidifying plate (18) and a mounting tube (19) formed integral with the plate (18). The rigidifying plate (18) is mounted to the panel (16), along substantially the full width of a bottom surface (62) thereof, such that the tube (19) is co-extensive with and extends inwardly and laterally of an inside portion (56) of the panel (16). The plate (18) provides the fender (10) with stability along longitudinal, transverse, and diagonal axes of the fender (10). The mounting tube (19) is adapted to slidably and securely engage the mounting rod (14) to mount the fender (10) to the frame (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven A. Antekeier