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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shui-Fang Chou, Troy, MI (US);
Dhafer Mansoor, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daniel Y. Hwang, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 7/00 ;
Abstract
A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle, a tow hitch disposed below the rear bumper and connected thereto, and an arch shaped reinforcement connected to the tow hitch for attachment to the frame of the motor vehicle.