Patent ID: 8341794

Claim:
A trailer hitch receiver and trailer hitch receiver cleaning device combination comprising a trailer hitch receiver; and a trailer hitch receiver cleaning device having an elongated stem, a handle and a cleaning head, said elongated stem being attached to said handle at one end and said cleaning head at the opposite end, said cleaning head having a polygonal configuration with at least two sides having abrasive surface, said cleaning head configured so that a diagonal dimension measured from a first corner of said cleaning head to a second corner of said cleaning head positioned diagonally from said first corner is substantially the same as a diagonal dimension measured from a first corner of the trailer hitch receiver to a second corner of the trailer hitch receiver so that said cleaning head is configured to fit tightly into the trailer hitch receiver, the trailer hitch receiver having inner walls that said abrasive surfaces are in contact with when inserted into said trailer hitch receiver and movement of said cleaning device in and out of said trailer hitch receiver rubs said abrasive surfaces against the walls of said trailer hitch receiver so as to loosen and remove debris from said walls of said trailer hitch receiver, facilitating cleaning of accumulated road, salt and asphalt debris from said receiver in a quick efficient way.