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Trailer hitch cover assembly
   
Document Number
US Patent 6719318
Issued Date
April 13, 2004
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A trailer hitch cover assembly for a motor vehicle includes a hitch insert having an aperture extending longitudinally therethrough to fit over a hitch tube of a trailer hitch on a motor vehicle, and a rotatable door covering the aperture. The trailer hitch cover assembly also includes a top cover plate mounted to the hitch insert and a front cover plate mounted to the hitch insert and having an aperture extending therethrough aligned with the hitch tube of the trailer hitch.
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April 13, 2004
Application Number
10/231,869
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August 29, 2002
US Classification
280/507  
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B60D   1/00   (20060101)   B60D   1/14   (20060101)   B60D   1/60   (20060101)  
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) The present application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/716,666, filed Nov. 20, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/183,104, filed Oct. 30, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,176,506, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/795,481, filed Feb. 11, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,934,699.
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280/507   280/847   280/848   280/851   280/155   280/500   280/491.2   248/228.1   248/228.3   248/231.41   248/231.7   248/231.9   293/112  
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