US 12,291,063 B2
Auxiliary hitch system, component carrier, draw bar, bumper system, hitch extender, and/or device for vehicles and trucks
Luke Waesche, Hagerstown, MD (US)
Filed by Luke Waesche, Hagerstown, MD (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/634,250.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/458,861, filed on Apr. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343197 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B60D 1/56 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/48 (2006.01); B60D 1/52 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/56 (2013.01) [B60D 1/24 (2013.01); B60D 1/48 (2013.01); B60D 1/52 (2013.01); B60R 3/007 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01); B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 19/48 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hitch system configured to engage accessories to a truck, the truck having a hitch receiver and a truck bed, the truck bed being defined in part by a tailgate and first and second bedrails, the hitch system comprising:
a hitch body configured to detachably connect to the hitch receiver and to the first and second bedrails to provide at least three connections to the truck;
the hitch body having a connector mechanism thereon which is configured to allow a truck accessory to be secured thereto;
a lateral support bar extending along a bumper of the truck;
a first arm extending from a first end of the lateral support bar configured to connect to the first bedrail;
a second arm extending from a second end of the lateral support bar configured to connect to the second bedrail;
a hitch extender extending from a midpoint of the lateral support bar configured to engage the hitch receiver;
wherein the connector mechanism is configured to detachably engage the vehicle accessory in a non flexible manner such that the vehicle accessory is supportable off the ground during normal driving of the vehicle; and
wherein the lateral support bar comprises a grooved step portion, the grooved step portion being configured to allow a user to stand on the lateral support bar with increased grip and reduced slippage.