US 12,286,077 B1
Trailer hitch step
Bryan C. Blaylock, San Jose, CA (US); and Josh L. Leber, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to TEMCo INDUSTRIAL, LLC, Brenham, TX (US)
Filed by TEMCo Industrial, LLC, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,176.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/308,193, filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Int. Cl. B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 3/007 (2013.01) [B60D 1/52 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trailer hitch step for retention on an insert tube of a hitch insert, comprising:
an elongated base;
a first step is retained on a first end of said elongated base;
a second step is retained on a second end of said elongated base;
a base member includes a threaded fastener threadably engaged therein; and
a retention plate extends upward from said elongated base, a securement opening and a receiver opening are formed through said retention plate to receive the insert tube, said securement opening is sized to receive said base member, said receiver opening is sized to receive the insert tube, wherein said threaded fastener is tightened to secure said trailer hitch step to the hitch insert.