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Trailer hitch with trailer hitch accessory mounting assembly

  • US 6,623,025 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2001
  • Issued: 09/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mounting assembly for pivotally attaching a trailer hitch accessory to a hitch bar carrying a hitch ball, said mounting assembly comprising:

  • a bracket including a first aperture for receiving a stem of said hitch ball and two depending mounting flanges, each of said mounting flanges including a second aperture and a third aperture, said bracket including a cavity that receives and nests over the hitch bar;

    a pivot pin received in said second aperture in each of said mounting flanges and engaging the trailer hitch accessory whereby the trailer hitch accessory is pivotally connected to said bracket; and

    a locking pin received in said third aperture in each of said mounting flanges and engaging the trailer hitch accessory whereby the trailer hitch accessory may be locked in position to prevent pivoting relative to said bracket.

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