USPatent applicationPatented

Drawbar for trailer hitches

Granted 4 Feb 2003 · no office action yet

Current assignee: WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · originally Reese Products, Inc.

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Inventors: Jason R. Moldthan, Richard W. McCoy · Examiner: Stacia Cadmus · AU 2913 · TC 2900

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29/148,059
filed 12 Sep 2001
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Patent
US D469723
granted 4 Feb 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the drawbar for trailer hitches showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment with a shorter angled intermediate portion between the shank portion and the ball mount portion;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment with the angled portion between the shank portion and the ball mount portion shorter than the intermediate protion of FIG. 1 and FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 15.

The broken line showing of an aperture in the shank portion in FIG. 1, FIG. 8 and FIG. 15 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/162

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