Patent ID: 8602440
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B60D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hitch, comprising: a center member having a first end configured to mount to a receiver of a vehicle; a tow ball coupled proximate to a second end of the center member; a first arm having a first end permanently fixed to the second end of the center member, the first arm having a second end being configured to mount to and fit within the receiver of the vehicle, the second end of the first arm including a first receiver mount channel for receiving a locking pin running through the first receiver mount channel parallel to the center member to secure the second end of the first arm to the receiver of the vehicle and a second receiver mount channel for receiving the locking pin running through the second receiver mount channel perpendicular to the center member to secure the second end of the first arm to the receiver of the vehicle, the first and second receiver mount channels for mounting the second end of the first arm to the receiver in first and second mounting positions, wherein: a second arm having a first end permanently fixed to the second end of the center member; and a tubular accessory mount permanently fixed to a second end of the second arm, the tubular accessory mount having a roughened outer surface and a length, the length of the tubular accessory mount being parallel to the center member, the tubular accessory mount configured to provide a step when the first arm is mounted to the receiver in the first mounting position and configured to receive a portion of a shaft of an umbrella when the first arm is mounted to the receiver in the second mounting position.