Patent ID: 8276932
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch assembly, comprising: a shank configured to engage a hitch receiver; an upper platform connected to the shank and having a front end, a rear end, and a ball mount attachment member, the upper platform being substantially planar and extending substantially parallel to the shank; a lower platform having a front end and a rear end and spaced from the upper platform and extending beyond a rear of the upper platform, the lower platform being substantially planar and extending substantially parallel to the shank; an attachment element located on the lower platform rearwardly of the ball mount attachment member, wherein the attachment element of the lower platform is a bore extending through the lower platform; and a spacer extending between the upper platform and the lower platform, wherein the spacer is located between the front ends and rear ends of the upper and lower platforms such that an open space is located forward of the spacer between the upper platform and the lower platform.