US 12,138,974 B2
Truck bed hitch holder
Tyler Hall, International Falls, MN (US)
Assigned to Clear Arc Industries, LLC, International Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Clear Arc Industries, LLC, International Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/064,643.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/365,578, filed on May 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0106615 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 11/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/52 (2013.01) [B60R 11/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hitch holder of a vehicle, comprising:
a first plate;
a second plate spaced from the first plate, the second plate is parallel to the first plate;
the first plate and the second plate each have a first side edge, a second side edge parallel to the first side edge, and a maximum width defined between the first side edge and the second side edge;
a first opening in the first plate and a second opening in the second plate, the first opening is aligned with the second opening, and the first opening and the second opening are sized to permit a first hitch to extend through the first opening and the second opening;
a planar connecting plate that interconnects the first plate and the second plate, the planar connecting plate has a first end connected to an end of the first plate and a second end connected to an end of the second plate; the planar connecting plate has a third side edge, a fourth side edge that is parallel to the third side edge, and a width defined between the third side edge and the fourth side edge, and the width of the planar connecting plate is less than the maximum width of the first plate and less than the maximum width of the second plate;
a plurality of fastener holes in the planar connecting plate.