Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Maximum security/maximum versatility ball mount assembly
- Patent Title (中): 最大的安全/最大的通用性球安装组件
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Application No.: US12486052Application Date: 2009-06-17
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Publication No.: US08840130B2Publication Date: 2014-09-23
- Inventor: John R. Columbia
- Applicant: John R. Columbia
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- Main IPC: B60D1/06
- IPC: B60D1/06 ; B60D1/07 ; B60D1/52

Abstract:
The maximum security/maximum versatility ball mount assembly provides an assembly for securing a ball mount or other accessory shank to a receiver hitch on automotive vehicles, tractors, ATVs, and other vehicles equipped with a receiver-type hitch. As the shank of a hitch accessory or implement is inserted into a receiver, dual retractable hitch pins automatically engage the receiver when the pins align with the two hitch-pin apertures in the receiver tube, thereby securing the ball mount/accessory's shank to the vehicle's receiver. A shank end cap shields the hitch pin assembly's internal components from dirt and/or rust particles, and the end cap also serves as an innovative and useful alignment aid when inserting the shank into a vehicle's receiver.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100007116A1 Maximum Security/Maximum Versatility Ball Mount Assembly Public/Granted day:2010-01-14
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