Receiver hitch step attachment
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1. A receiver hitch step attachment for a vehicle having an existing tubular receiver hitch, said attachment comprising:
- an elongate drawbar having a leading end slidable into supporting engagement with the existing receiver hitch of the vehicle and an opposite trailing end configured to support a hitch coupling releasably engageable with a mating hitch coupling of a trailer;
at least an upper step and a lower step; and
connecting structure connecting said steps to said drawbar and to one another and enabling lateral adjustment of said steps relative to said drawbar and vertical adjustment of said steps relative to one another.
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Abstract
A receiver hitch step attachment mounts to the existing receiver hitch of a pickup truck and supports a set of steps that are adjustable laterally and vertically. An auxiliary stabilizer leg is provided for engaging the ground beneath the attachment when the truck is parked in order to support the vehicle against rocking when weight is applied to the steps or when moving about in the camper.
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23 Claims
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1. A receiver hitch step attachment for a vehicle having an existing tubular receiver hitch, said attachment comprising:
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an elongate drawbar having a leading end slidable into supporting engagement with the existing receiver hitch of the vehicle and an opposite trailing end configured to support a hitch coupling releasably engageable with a mating hitch coupling of a trailer; at least an upper step and a lower step; and connecting structure connecting said steps to said drawbar and to one another and enabling lateral adjustment of said steps relative to said drawbar and vertical adjustment of said steps relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A receiver step attachment for a vehicle having a square tubular receiver that is open to define a socket for normally slidably accommodating a conventional hitch coupling, said attachment comprising:
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an adjustable length drawbar having a leading end and an opposite trailing end, said leading end being receivable slidably into the receiver socket of the vehicle to vary the effective length of said drawbar extending beyond the receiver, said leading end including a plurality of longitudinally spaced sets of mounting holes alignable with mounting holes of the receiver to accommodate a locking pin for securing said drawbar releasably to the receiver in a selected position of length, said trailing end of said drawbar having an open ended tubular construction defining a secondary receiver socket for mounting the hitch coupling; a step assembly including at least an upper step and a lower step each extending transversely of said extension bar between opposite lateral sides thereof; a pair of side bracket assemblies joining said upper step to said lower step adjacent said lateral sides thereof defining an opening between said steps and said brackets that is generally unobstructed, said side brackets providing a vertical adjustment enabling the position of said upper step to be adjusted vertically relative to said lower step; and a central mounting bracket interconnecting said lower step and said drawbar and providing lateral adjustment in the position of said steps relative to said drawbar. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A receiver step attachment for a vehicle having a tubular receiver, said attachment comprising:
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a drawbar having a leading end slidable into supporting engagement with the receiver of the vehicle and a trailing end having an open ended tubular configuration defining a secondary receiver socket for mounting a conventional hitch coupling; at least one step mounted on said drawbar; and a stabilizer unit having an adjustable length leg supported by said drawbar for movement between a stabilizing position in which said leg extends downwardly to engage the ground beneath said attachment and a stowed position in which said leg is supported out of engagement with the ground.
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