Patent ID: 9555746
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60D,B60R,E01H

Claim:
1. A vehicle accessory hitch for attaching an accessory to a vehicle, the vehicle having a frame and a bed mounted to the frame, the vehicle having first and second base rails disposed on the bed and coupled to the frame of the vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle trailer hitch with a receiver for accepting a shank, said vehicle accessory hitch comprising: a first member opposing a second member, each of the first and second members including a bed section and a rear section, the bed section configured to extend along the bed of the vehicle, the rear section configured to be in proximity to the rear of the vehicle, each said bed section of the first and second members configured to fixedly couple to the first and second base rails of the vehicle; a hitch support fixedly coupled to a shank mount of the vehicle accessory hitch, said hitch support having a shank member configured to interface with the receiver of the vehicle trailer hitch, wherein the vehicle accessory hitch is configured to fixedly couple to the first base rail of the vehicle, the second base rail of the vehicle, and the vehicle trailer hitch of the vehicle; an accessory support fixedly coupled to said first member, said second member and said hitch support, said accessory support configured to connect to and support a vehicle accessory near the rear of the vehicle.