Hitch guard

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D988942
  • Patent Number
    D988,942
  • Date Filed
    Friday, August 13, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 13, 2023
    a year ago
  • Inventors
    • Ricks; Tanner D. (Smithfield, UT, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Vansant; Calvin E
    • Tran; Giang Hoang
    Agents
    • Frischknecht; Preston P.
    • Project CIP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D12 159
    • D12 160
    • D12 161
    • D12 162
    • D08 349
    • D08 366
    • CPC
    • B60D1/00
    • B60D1/36
    • B60D1/60
    • B60D1/605
    • B62D33/033
  • International Classifications
    • 1216
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view showing a hitch guard;



FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;



FIG. 3 is first side view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a second side view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,



FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.


The broken lines depict portions of the hitch guard that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a hitch guard, as shown and described.
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Entry
Rear Hitch Slider, Rock Slide Engineering Webpage [online], [Site Visit Apr. 13, 2023], URL: https://rockslideengineering.com/product/rear-hitch-slider/ (Year: 2023).
Rock Slide Engineering Rear Receiver Hitch Slider, Offroad Alliance Webpage [online], [Site Visit Apr. 13, 2023], URL: https://offroadalliance.com/Rock-Slide-Engineering-Rear-Receiver-Hitch-Slider--ACRHSS/ (Year: 2023).