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Granted Patent B1
US 11,198,342 · App. 16/448,345 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Trailer hitch protector

Inventors: Efrain Rodriguez (Adger, AL); Vanessa Rodriguez (Adger, AL)
B60D1/60B60R21/34B60R2021/346
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,198,342
App. No.
16/448,345
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention is a trailer hitch protector. The trailer hitch protector comprises a supporting bar adapted to be mounted to a rear of a vehicle. The trailer hitch protector further comprises a protective structure supported from the supporting bar and extending rearwardly from the supporting bar. The trailer hitch protector further a ball hinge cover made of compressible material and fixed to the protective structure, the ball hinge cover adapted to accommodate a ball element of a trailer hitch of the vehicle.

Claims (17)

1. A trailer hitch protector, comprising:

a supporting bar adapted to be mounted to a rear of a vehicle;

one or more cords to rigidly mount the supporting bar to a rear of a vehicle,

a protective structure made of rubber tubing supported from the supporting bar and extending rearwardly from the supporting bar; and

a ball hinge cover made of compressible material and fixed to the protective structure, the ball hinge cover adapted to accommodate a ball element of a trailer hitch of the vehicle.

2. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 , wherein the supporting bar is a cylindrical metal bar.

3. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 , wherein the protective structure is triangular in shape.

4. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 , wherein the ball hinge cover is spherical in shape with an opening to accommodate the ball element.

5. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 , wherein the ball hinge cover is meshed structure.

6. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 further comprising supporting arms extending between the supporting bar and the protective structure.

7. The trailer hitch protector of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more elastomeric cords is provided with a hook element to tightly wound the corresponding elastomeric cord to the rear of a vehicle.

8. A trailer hitch protector, comprising: a supporting bar; one or more elastomeric cords to rigidly mount the supporting bar to a rear of a vehicle; a protective structure triangular in shape and made of rubber tubing, the protective structure supported from the supporting bar and extending rearwardly from the supporting bar, the protective structure comprises two arms, a first arm and a second arm which are angled with respect to each other and are both merging towards each other from one of their ends; supporting arms extending between the supporting bar and the protective structure; and a ball hinge cover made of compressible material and fixed to the protective structure, the ball hinge cover spherical in shape with an opening adapted to accommodate a ball element of a trailer hitch of the vehicle.

9. The trailer hitch protector of claim 8 , wherein said protective structure includes supporting arms.

10. The trailer hitch protector of claim 9 , wherein said supporting arms extend from the two arms to the supporting bar.

11. The trailer hitch protector of claim 9 , wherein said supporting arms are attached to the two arms and to the supporting bar using ties.

12. The trailer hitch protector of claim 8 , wherein said elastomeric cords are fixed to the supporting bar by crimping thereof, using ties.

13. The trailer hitch protector of claim 8 , wherein said ball hinge is made of vinyl covered foam rubber.