US 12,403,732 B1
Garbage can hitch and garbage can having a built-in hitch
Lanny Berg, Eugene, OR (US)
Assigned to THXC, LLC, Eugene, OR (US)
Filed by THXC, LLC, Eugene, OR (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,707.
Application 17/842,707 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/116,899, filed on Dec. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,390,127.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/954,484, filed on Dec. 28, 2019.
Int. Cl. B60D 1/07 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/07 (2013.01) [B60D 2001/005 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A garbage can hitch, comprising:
a base section;
a receptacle disposed within the base section, and configured to receive a hitch ball of a vehicle;
a semi-cylindrical well disposed within the base section, and configured to receive a handle bar of a garbage can;
a first arm that extends from the base section, wherein the first arm is configured to be positioned adjacent a first side of a center cross stiffener of the garbage can;
a second arm that extends from the base section, wherein the second arm is configured to be positioned adjacent a second side of the center cross stiffener of the garbage can;
a first width-adjusting clamp pad that is configured to be removably attached to the first arm; and
a second width-adjusting clamp pad that is configured to be removably attached to the second arm,
wherein the first width-adjusting clamp pad and the second width-adjusting clamp pad are configured to be clamped against the center cross stiffener of the garbage can.