Trailer hitch with trailer hitch accessory mounting assembly
First Claim
1. A mounting assembly for 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;
a pivot pin received in said second aperture in each of said mounting flanges; and
a locking pin received in said third aperture in each of said mounting flanges.
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Abstract
A trailer hitch assembly includes a hitch bar and a hitch ball carried on the hitch bar. The hitch ball includes a ball head, a stem and a fastener for engaging the stem and securing the hitch ball to the hitch bar. The trailer hitch accessory also includes a trailer hitch accessory mounting assembly. That mounting assembly includes a bracket having a first aperture for receiving the shank of the hitch ball and two depending mounting flanges. Each of the mounting flanges includes a second aperture and a third aperture. In addition, the trailer hitch assembly includes a trailer hitch accessory having a trailer hitch accessory mounting bracket coupler. The coupler nests over the bracket. A pivot pin and a separate locking pin are each received in cooperating apertures in the coupler and bracket to complete the connection.
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14 Claims
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1. A mounting assembly for attaching a trailer hitch accessory to a hitch bar carrying a hitch ball, said mounting assembly comprising:
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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;
a pivot pin received in said second aperture in each of said mounting flanges; and
a locking pin received in said third aperture in each of said mounting flanges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A trailer hitch assembly comprising:
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a hitch bar;
a hitch ball carried on said hitch bar, said hitch ball including a ball head, a stem and a fastener for engaging said stem and securing said hitch ball to said hitch bar; and
a trailer hitch accessory mounting assembly, said trailer hitch accessory mounting assembly including;
a bracket having a first aperture for receiving said stem of said hitch ball and two depending mounting flanges, each of said mounting flanges including a second aperture and a third aperture;
a pivot pin received in said second aperture in each of said mounting flanges; and
a locking pin received in said third aperture in each of said mounting flanges. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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