A trailer hitch includes a receiver for mounting and securing a first hitch ball mount for towing, and one or more receptacles configured to prevent use for towing and for storing a second hitch ball mount. A receptacle for storing a hitch ball mount includes an enclosure secured to a vehicle and positioned to secure a hitch ball mount such that a rise or drop of the hitch ball mount is perpendicular to a lateral dimension of the vehicle. A mounting plate for storing a hitch ball mount including a mounting pin for insertion through a hitch pin hole of the hitch ball mount, and a clip fastened to the mounting plate and configured to capture sides of the hitch ball mount to secure the hitch ball mount to the mounting plate, and a mounting pin clip fastened to the mounting plate and configured to extend around the hitch ball mount and fasten to the mounting pin to further secure the hitch ball mount to the mounting plate.
TRAILER HITCH STORAGE
05.10.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |