Hitch mount assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849739-B2
Application number	US-201615099915-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2016
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A hitch mount assembly selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver is shown and described. The hitch mount assembly may include a mount body operatively engaged with an underside portion of the hitch ball receiver, where the mount body has an attachment feature to be selectively secured to an article such as a brush, and a clamp body selectively secured to the mount body and positioned on a top portion of the hitch ball receiver. The hitch mount assembly may also include at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the mount body with the hitch ball receiver positioned between the clamp body and the mount body.

First claim

Having thus described the invention, we claim:

1. A hitch mount assembly selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver, the hitch mount assembly comprising:
a mount body operatively engaged with a portion of the hitch ball receiver;
a clamp body selectively secured to the mount body and positioned on a top portion of the associated hitch ball receiver;
at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the mount body with the hitch ball receiver positioned between the clamp body and the mount body;
at least one attachment portion; and
an article selectively attached with the at least one attachment portion, wherein the article is a boot brush.

2. The hitch mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion transversely extends from one side of the mount body.

3. The hitch mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mount body and the clamp body operatively clamp the underside portion and top side portion, respectively, of the associated hitch ball receiver securing the mount body and clamp body to the hitch ball receiver.

4. The hitch mount assembly of claim 3 , wherein the attachment portion includes an edge of the clamp body that extends passed an edge of the mount body, the edge is received in a receiving profile on the article.

5. The hitch mount assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an aperture in the clamp body, the aperture allowing a hitch ball to be passed therethrough.

6. The hitch mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion includes an attachment platform that extends from an edge of the mount body, the attachment platform abuts against a surface on the article.

7. The hitch mount assembly of claim 6 , wherein the attachment platform includes a ramp profile and a flat profile aligned with a complementary ramp profile and a flat profile of the surface on the article.

8. A hitch mount assembly selectively securable to a hitch receiver having a tongue, the hitch mount assembly comprising:
a mount body capable of circumscribing at least a portion of the tongue of the hitch receiver;
a clamp body selectively secured to the mount body and capable of being positioned over the tongue of the hitch ball receiver;
at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the mount body;
at least one attachment portion extending from the mount body; and
an article selectively attached with the at least one attachment portion.

9. The hitch mount assembly of claim 8 , wherein the attachment portion includes an attachment platform that extends from an edge of the mount body.

10. The hitch mount assembly of claim 9 , wherein the attachment platform includes a ramp profile and a flat profile aligned with a complementary ramp profile and a flat profile of a surface on the article.

11. The hitch mount assembly of claim 8 , further comprising an aperture in the clamp body, the aperture allows a hitch ball to be passed therethrough.

12. The hitch mount assembly of claim 8 , wherein the clamp body is attached to the mount body by a first and a second attachment member, at least one of the first and second attachment members extend passed an edge of the mount body.

13. The hitch mount assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion positioned along opposing edges of the mount body.

14. The hitch mount assembly of claim 8 , wherein the article is a brush.

15. A hitch mount assembly selectively securable to a hitch receiver, the hitch mount comprising:
a mount body operatively engaged with a portion of a hitch receiver;
a clamp body secured to the mount body;
at least one attachment portion; and
an article selectively attached with the at least one attachment portion, wherein the at least one attachment portion selectively attaches the article with at least one of the clamp body and mount body.

16. The hitch mount assembly of claim 15 , wherein the attachment portion includes an attachment platform that extends from an edge of the mount body.

17. The hitch mount assembly of claim 15 , wherein the clamp body is attached to the mount body by a first and a second attachment member, at least one of the first and second attachment member extends passed an edge of the mount body.

18. The hitch mount assembly of claim 15 , wherein the article is a brush.

19. The hitch mount assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion positioned along opposing edges of the mount body.

Assignees

• Cequent Consumer Products Inc
• Horizon Global Americas Inc

Inventors

• Siegel Theodore Joseph
• Yukich Eric Michael
• Heiser Laurie Michelle
• Maurer Michael Allen

Classifications

• B60R3/04

  with provisions for shoe scraping · CPC title

• B60D1/06 Primary

  Ball-and-socket hitches · CPC title

• B60D1/58 Primary

  Auxiliary devices · CPC title