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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Raymond C Cannara, Ortonville, MI (US);
Steve Won, Rochester, MI (US);
Trevor M Creed, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert J Janosko, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, , US;
Abstract
An apparatus conceals a trailer hitch socket and provides a step. The apparatus includes a generally planar main body portion having a first side and second side. The apparatus further includes a mounting arrangement for pivotally interconnecting the generally planar main body portion for articulation between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the generally planar main body portion is vertically oriented and conceals the trailer hitch socket. In the second position, the trailer hitch socket is horizontally oriented and provides the step.