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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Michael Gordon Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
Todd Allen Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
John Thomas Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
Michael Gordon Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
Todd Allen Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
John Thomas Palmer, Easton, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable storage and locking apparatus that permits towing hitches and hitch-mountable accessories to be stored and locked to trailers, vehicles, buildings and other locations having exposed frames, beams, channels or other structures and storage locations. The apparatus does not require tools or hardware to mount and uses a pair of spaced-apart side plates joined to form a u-shaped mount that slides over a frame. The side plates have at least one pair of square-shaped aligned holes near the open ends, which extend past the frame and are configured to insert a towing hitch or accessory. With the apparatus over a frame, and a towing hitch or accessory inserted in the square holes, the apparatus is effectively secured to the frame and cannot be removed. A trailer hitch locking pin may be used to lock the hitch or accessory to the apparatus, and therefore to the frame.