IP Library Patent Application 15830434
Patent Application
App. No. 15/830,434

UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BRACKET FOR AN ADAPTABLE HITCH COVER

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App. No.
15/830,434
Abstract

A hitch cover is shown and described. The hitch cover may include a base having first and second surfaces, the second surface having at least one engagement member attached thereto. The hitch cover may also include a mounting bracket selectively attached to the at least one engagement member of the base and extending from the second surface wherein the mounting bracket is configured to selectively engage a hitch receiver tube.

Claims (26)

1 .- 25 . (canceled)

26 . A packaging for a hitch cover comprising:

a face plate;

a mounting bracket selectively engageable with the face plate, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to engage a first hitch receiver tube having a first size;

an adapter selectively engageable with at least a portion the mounting bracket, wherein the adapter is configured to engage a second hitch receiver tube having a second size, the second size being greater than the first size; and

a retaining member retaining the face plate, mounting bracket and adapter together wherein the face plate and the adapter are disengaged from the mounting bracket when retained in the retaining member, whereby the retaining member is configured to be positioned on a point of sale display.

27 . The packaging of claim 26 , further including an indicia member selectively attached with the face plate.

28 . The packaging of claim 27 , wherein the indicia member includes a light.

29 . The packaging of claim 27 , wherein the indicia member includes an operating component.

30 . The packaging of claim 26 , wherein the face plate includes at least one engagement member attached thereto.

31 . The packaging of claim 30 , wherein the at least one engagement member includes a plurality of hooks attached to the face plate.

32 . A packaging for a hitch cover comprising:

a first face plate having a first size;

a mounting bracket selectively engageable with the face plate, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to engage a first hitch receiver tube having a first size;

an adapter selectively engageable with at least a portion the mounting bracket, wherein the adapter is configured to engage a second hitch receiver tube having a second size, the second size being greater than the first size; and

a retaining member retaining the face plate, mounting bracket and adapter together wherein the face plate and adapter are disengaged from the mounting bracket when retained in the retaining member, whereby the retaining member is configured to be positioned on a point of sale display.

33 . The packaging of claim 32 , further comprising a second face plate having a second size.

34 . A system for a hitch cover comprising:

an indicia member; and

a packaging for a hitch cover comprising:

a face plate selectively attached with the indicia member;

a mounting bracket selectively engageable with the face plate, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to engage a first hitch receiver tube having a first size;

an adapter selectively engageable with at least a portion the mounting bracket, wherein the adapter is configured to engage a second hitch receiver tube having a second size, the second size being greater than the first size; and

a retaining member retaining the face plate, mounting bracket and adapter together wherein the face plate and adapter are disengaged from the mounting bracket when retained in the retaining member, whereby the retaining member is configured to be positioned on a point of sale display.

35 . The packaging of claim 34 , wherein the face plate includes at least one engagement member attached thereto.

36 . The packaging of claim 35 , wherein the at least one engagement member includes a plurality of hooks attached to the face plate.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT (AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.)
To: HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION; WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE GMBH; HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055262/0842 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION; HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 053453/0229 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2019
From: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050049/0332 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 048648/0006 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2017
From: CORLESS, GERALD W.; MILLER, STEVEN DUANE; ROTENBERG, GREGORY Y.
To: CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 044287/0563 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2017
From: CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.
To: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 044287/0696 →