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Receiver for a trailer hitch

  • US 6,846,001 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2003
  • Issued: 01/25/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A unitary cast receiver for a vehicle trailer hitch comprising:

  • a tubular body having an upper side and a lower side, one end of said body defining an opening for receiving one end of a vehicle trailer;

    a bracket extending from said body upper side, said bracket terminating in an arcuately shaped flange having a strut receiving surface for mating with a strut of a trailer hitch; and

    a strut support member including an arm extending from the other end of said body, said arm including an elongated flange with a strut support surface for supporting a strut of a trailer hitch on an opposing side of the strut from said strut receiving surface of the arcuately shaped flange of said bracket, wherein said body, said bracket and said strut support member are integral portions of said unitary cast receiver.

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