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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Lee Denny, Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
DICO, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 ;
Abstract
An improved trailer hitch housing is provided having a pair of integrated ribs extending the length of each side of the housing. The ribs strengthen and stiffen the housing by decreasing the tendency of the sides to bend when subjected to stress. The need for internal bracing or end flanges, which are used in prior art devices for strength and stiffness, is eliminated by the use of the ribs.