Patent ID: 6145865
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60D,B60R

Abstract:
A motor vehicle comprising:a rear bumper;a trailer hitch socket extending from the rear bumper, the trailer hitch socket including first and second spaced apart sides each having an aperture;an apparatus for covering the trailer hitch socket and providing a step, the apparatus including:a generally planar main body portion including a first side and a second side; anda mounting arrangement removably connecting the generally planar main body portion directly to the trailer hitch socket for articulation about an axis passing through the trailer hitch socket between a first position in which the main body portion conceals the trailer hitch socket and a second position in which the second side of the generally planar main body portion is horizontally oriented to provide the step, the mounting arrangement including first and second spaced apart flange portions extending from said second side, each flange portion including an aperture aligning the apertures of the hitch socket, said mounting arrangement further including a pin passing through said apertures of said flange portions and the apertures of the first and second spaced sides of the hitch socket.