Patent ID: 7815211
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch storage device comprising: a connecting member of generally planar structure and having a top, bottom and first and second opposite sides, wherein during normal use said connecting member is disposed in a y-axis direction; a male hitch member of generally overall tubular shape attached to the top of said connecting member such that the male hitch member extends outward in an x-axis direction at a perpendicular direction from said first side of said connecting member, said male hitch member defining first and second opposite sidewalls and top and bottom sidewalls; a hitch-support bracket having a U-shaped cross section, said U-shaped cross section defining first and second opposite bracket-sidewalls and a bottom side, said bottom side defining a bottom inner surface, wherein one of the opposite bracket-sidewalls of said hitch-support bracket is attached to the bottom of said connecting member and extends from said first side of said connecting member such that the opposite bracket-sidewalls of the hitch-support bracket point towards the bottom sidewall of said male hitch member; and a male protrusion member attached to the bottom inner surface of said hitch-support member and extending upwards parallel to said first and second opposite bracket sidewalls in a y-axis direction from said bottom inner surface, wherein during normal use a hitch is held is secured by said male protrusion member and held in place between said bottom inner surface of said hitch-support member and said male hitch member.