Patent ID: 8196949

Claim:
A protective cover for use in connection with a weight distribution type towing hitch assembly as mounted to a drawbar, said protective cover comprising: means for encasing a weight distribution type towing hitch assembly, said means for encasing comprising: an open box structure having a back, a first side, a top, a second side, and a bottom; means for preventing contact injury to passersby; and means for containing grease associated with the weight distribution type towing assembly; and means for securing said protective cover to the weight distribution type towing assembly, said means for securing comprising; a lower, left side flap attached to and extending from said first side of said open box; a lower, right side flap attached to an extending from said second side of said open box, said lower, right side flap generally corresponding in size and shape to said lower, left side flap; an upper, left side flap attached to and extending from said first side of said open box; an upper, right side flap attached to an extending from said second side of said open box, said upper, right side flap generally corresponding in size and shape to said upper, left side flap; a bottom flap attached to and extending from said bottom of said open box, said bottom flap having a left wing and a generally corresponding right wing; a top flap attached to and extending from said top of said open box, said top flap having a left wing and a generally corresponding right wing; and wherein: said lower, left side flap and said lower, right side flap are cooperatively adapted to fold about and encase the interior surfaces of the weight distribution type towing assembly; said left wing of said bottom flap and said right wing of said bottom flap are cooperatively adapted to wrap about the drawbar and engage one to the other such that said bottom flap is pulled over and about said lower, left side flap and said lower, right side flap as encasing the interior surfaces of the weight distribution type towing assembly; said upper, left side flap is adapted to engage with said left wing of said bottom flap as wrapped about the drawbar and said upper, right side flap is adapted to engage with said right wing of said bottom flap as wrapped about the drawbar; and said left wing of said top flap is adapted to engage with said upper, left side flap as positioned on the drawbar and said right wing of said top flap is adapted to engage with said upper, left side flap as positioned on the drawbar; such that the interior of said box structure is substantially enclosed by the cooperative positioning of said flaps and said wings.