Draw Element, E.g., Trailer Hitch Patents (Class D12/162)
  • Hitch ball mount and method of forming the hitch ball mount
    Patent number: 9308789
    Abstract: A hitch ball mount is shown and described. The hitch ball mount may include a generally tubular body having first and second end portions, the first end portion engageable with a hitch receiver of a towing vehicle, and a drop portion monolithic with the tubular body and formed between the first and second end portions of the tubular member. The hitch ball mount may further include a hitch ball mounting portion monolithic with the drop portion and tubular body, the hitch ball mounting portion formed at the second end portion of the tubular member and extending from the drop portion, where a hitch ball is selectively attachable to the hitch ball mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products
    Inventors: Francis Bernart, Thomas DePietro
  • Bearing assembly of a fifth wheel coupling
    Patent number: 8925953
    Abstract: A bearing assembly having a bearing block of a fifth wheel coupling. The bearing block has at least one vertical fastening flange. The tractive unit has a frame element, which has a vertical section. The vertical fastening flange is connected to the outside of the vertical section by a screw connection. A component, on which the vertical fastening flange is supported at least in the vertical direction, is fastened to the vertical section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Jost-Werke GmbH
    Inventor: José Algüera
  • Wear plate for a trailer suspension hanger
    Patent number: D714694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Gregory S. Manchik
  • Flush mount multi-receiver hitch
    Patent number: D727803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Carl Borkholder
  • Anti-rattle hitch tightener
    Patent number: D728434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Carl Borkholder
  • Adjustable tri-ball tow hitch mount and receiver
    Patent number: D729703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NINGBO JUNTUO MACHINERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Hongjun Song
  • Anti-rotating starter kit ball mount
    Patent number: D729704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NINGBO JUNTUO MACHINERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: HongJun Song
  • Trailer hitch
    Patent number: D730782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Inventors: George B. C. Miller, Millie S. Miller
  • Vehicle tow hook cover
    Patent number: D732440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James E. Grake, George Bucher, Michael Smith, Joel Piaskowski
  • Hitch cover
    Patent number: D732441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Trik Topz
    Inventors: Kissak T. Sarajian, Chad M. Cushman
  • Mechanical coupler
    Patent number: D734221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: Rafael Vargas
  • Towing link assembly
    Patent number: D737734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph John McGinnes
  • Trailer hitch coupler
    Patent number: D737735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Winston Products LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas D Giannatti, Ryan William Chepla, Winston Breeden, III
  • Hitch ball mount
    Patent number: D738796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DePietro, Francis Bernart
  • Ball hitch safety device
    Patent number: D740183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TOWSAFE, INC.
    Inventor: William G. Troutman
  • Lockbox for a coupler of a trailer
    Patent number: D743307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce H. Bale
  • Receiver hitch cargo lift
    Patent number: D744382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: VIKING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Ray Woller, John Arnold Woller, Jr., John Arnold Woller, Sr.
  • Tow hook
    Patent number: D744911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Marco A. Najarro
  • Adjustable height draw bar for trailer hitches
    Patent number: D747239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Philip Warren Wyers
  • Bent tube quick hitch
    Patent number: D747240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Myers, Mike Brull
  • Hitch mounting
    Patent number: D748538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Crystal Spring Colony Farms Ltd
    Inventor: David Waldner
  • Stowable hitch receiver
    Patent number: D749020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Gary McFarland
  • Hitch pin
    Patent number: D749994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: TriMas Corporation Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Nick Verboeket
  • Forklift trailer tow attachment
    Patent number: D750536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: BAC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert H. Lusty, James D. Oberg
  • Trailer hitch attachable cart
    Patent number: D751469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BIG KAT BUGGY, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Rackleff, Roy Elmer Blackburn
  • Trailer hitch attachable cart
    Patent number: D751952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: BIG KAT BUGGY, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Rackleff, Roy Elmer Blackburn
  • Towbar
    Patent number: D756853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: TriMas Corporation Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Nick Verboeket
  • Lunette ring
    Patent number: D760124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Rabska
  • Rear bumper guard
    Patent number: D770948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventor: Yim Man Wu
  • Cover
    Patent number: D771526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Baron
  • Bumper hitch and protector
    Patent number: D772116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventor: Yim Man Wu
  • Hitch-N-Go system
    Patent number: D772764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Thurber, Christopher Michael Schwab
  • Hitch cover
    Patent number: D772765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventor: Ty Sylvester
  • Trailer connection guide tool
    Patent number: D773263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventor: Floyd Mather
  • Adjustable torsion hitch
    Patent number: D773345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventor: Carl J. Borkholder
  • Hitch shank
    Patent number: D774424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Camco Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Angel
  • Lunette ring
    Patent number: D777064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Rabska
  • Hitch ball mount
    Patent number: D778211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DePietro, Francis Bernart
  • Universal hitch mount bracket
    Patent number: D784863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Y. Rotenberg, Gerald W. Corless
  • Vehicle tow hook
    Patent number: D790408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Iddea California, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wymore, David Warren Williams
  • Heavy vehicle tow rope
    Patent number: D791651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Tommy B. Haynes
  • Hitch ball mount storage device
    Patent number: D793916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Inventor: Britton Harrison
  • Drop down trailer hitch
    Patent number: D794515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Scott McCuskey
  • Carabineer tow hook
    Patent number: D794516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Siegel, Eric Michael Yukich
  • Adjustable trailer hitch
    Patent number: D795756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventor: Scott McCuskey
  • Hitch
    Patent number: D796389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventor: Henry Chan
  • Stacked square tube receiver hitch
    Patent number: D797008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Carl Borkholder
  • Towbar
    Patent number: D797010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Global Americas Inc.
    Inventor: Nick Verboeket
  • Trailer tongue extender
    Patent number: D797011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Kent R. Madison
  • Hitch ball mount
    Patent number: D797012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Global Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas DePietro, Francis Bernart