US 11,981,172 B2
Tow hitch connector cover system
Jose Hernan Hernandez, Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/132,212.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194151 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60D 1/60 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 15/627 (2015.01)
CPC B60D 1/60 (2013.01) [E05F 1/1008 (2013.01); E05F 15/627 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/624 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/656 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/71 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover system for covering a vehicle tow hitch connector, the system comprising:
a first retention member including a first retention slot and a second retention slot angularly spaced apart from the first retention slot;
a first door support coupled to the first retention member;
a second door support positioned opposite the first door support; and
a door rotatably coupled to the first and second door supports, the door including a first retention projection structured to be received in the first retention slot to position the door in a closed orientation.