Receiver Adapter

• US 20200130440A1
• Filed: 09/30/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: N-Fab Inc. (Truck Hero, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: N-Fab Inc. (Truck Hero, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fuller, Justin Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 11,376,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60D 1/24 characterised by arrangements for particular functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60D 1/58 Auxiliary devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/06 at vehicle front or rear rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041

Abstract

A receiver adapter comprising: a hitch post including: (i) a stable post and (ii) a bias post that is movable relative to the stable post between a removable position and a locked position. The receiver adapter may include a bias member that extends from the stable post to the bias post and, upon movement of an adjuster, the bias post moves relative to the stable post to increase a height or a cross-sectional thickness of the hitch post.

Claims

1. :

A receiver adapter comprising;

a. a hitch post including;

i. a stable post; and

ii. a bias post that is movable relative to the stable post between a removable position and a locked position.

2. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein the stable post includes a post wedge.

3. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein the bias post includes a bias post wedge.

4. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein the stable post includes a post wedge and the bias post includes a bias post wedge and the post wedge and the bias post wedge are in contact with each other.

5. :

The receiver of claim 4, wherein the bias post moves along the stable post to increase a cross-sectional thickness of the stable post.

6. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein a bias member extends between the stable post and the bias post and moves the bias post relative to the stable post.

7. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein a fastener is fixedly connected to the bias post.

8. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein an adjuster moves the bias post relative to the stable post.

9. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein a bias member extends from the stable post to the bias post and, upon movement of an adjuster, the bias post moves relative to the stable post to increase a height or a cross-sectional thickness of the hitch post.

10. :

The receiver adapter of claim 9, wherein the stable post includes a post wedge and the bias post includes a bias post wedge, and when the adjuster is moved the bias post is moved to align the post wedge so that the bias post moves up or down the post wedge.

11. :

The receiver adapter of claim 9, wherein an angle of the post wedge and angle of the bias post wedge are complimentary so that the post wedge abuts the bias post wedge in a substantially flush manner.

12. :

The receiver adapter of claim 9, wherein the adjuster adjusts a length of the bias member within the stable post, the bias post, or both to move the bias post.

13. :

The receiver adapter of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the stable post and an outer surface of the bias post are substantially coplanar in the removable position.

14. :

The receiver adapter of claim 8, wherein the adapter is located at least partially within the stable post.

15. :

The receiver adapter of claim 9, wherein the stable post remains stationary while the bias post moves relative to the stable post.

16. :

A hitch step comprising;

a step and the receiver adapter of claim 1 connected to the step.

17. :

A receiver adapter comprising;

a hitch post having a stationary stable post and a bias post that is movable relative to the stable post between a removable position and a locked position, wherein a bias member secures the bias post to the stable post and a length of the bias member within the stable post, the bias post, or both is adjusted to move the bias post relative to the stable post.

18. :

The receiver adapter of claim 17, wherein an outer surface of the stable post and an outer surface of the bias post are substantially coplanar in the removable position and are located along substantially parallel planes in the locked position.

19. :

The receiver adapter of claim 17, wherein the length of the bias member is adjusted by moving the bias member axially within a fastener secured to the bias post.

20. :

The receiver adapter of claim 19, wherein the bias member is moved by an adjuster of the bias member located within the stable post.