US 12,330,596 B2
Swingable vehicle accessory mount assembly
Luke Benjamin Wronski, Orange, CA (US)
Assigned to NRTV COLLAB INC., Orange, CA (US)
Filed by NRTV Collab Inc., Orange, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,407.
Application 18/349,407 is a continuation of application No. 17/239,235, filed on Apr. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,702,014.
Application 17/239,235 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/654,927, filed on Oct. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,220,303, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/746,469, filed on Oct. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/015,824, filed on Apr. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109498 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/06 (2013.01) [B62D 43/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A swingable accessory mount assembly, comprising:
a single receiver mount configured for mounting to a hitch receiver of a vehicle;
a first arm having a first end, a curved or angled portion, and a second end, the first end attached to the receiver mount, the first arm extending laterally from the receiver mount to the second end, and the curved or angled portion curved or angled upward so that a bottom surface of the second end of the first portion is positioned above the receiver mount;
a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to or near the second end of the first arm, the second arm movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the first arm;
a locked-closed arrangement configured to secure the second arm in a closed position relative to the first arm, the lock-closed arrangement comprising:
a first lock; and
a second lock comprising a lock pin that engages at least one of the first arm or the second arm and is configured to secure the second arm in a closed position relative to the first arm; and
a support member positioned between the first arm and the second arm when the second arm is in the closed position, wherein the support member contacts and provides support to the second arm when the second arm is in the closed position;
a tab that is in contact with the support member, wherein the tab is carried by the second arm.