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Mounting box for a trailer hitch electrical connector

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  • Patent Grant
  • D408369
  • Patent Number
    D408,369
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, August 6, 1996
    28 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 20, 1999
    25 years ago
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Abstract
Description
Claims
  • The ornamental design for a mounting box for a trailer hitch electrical connector, as shown and described.
US Referenced Citations (14)
Number Name Date Kind
D254846 Wood Apr 1980
D273778 Ruhland May 1984
D332942 Julien Feb 1993
D345145 Fogg et al. Mar 1994
D358370 Guppy May 1995
2643787 Rockman Jun 1953
2878301 Dierstein et al. Mar 1959
4747506 Stuchlik, III May 1988
4781393 Jeter Nov 1988
4842524 Hopkins et al. Jun 1989
5288094 Putnam Feb 1994
5407088 Jorgensen et al. Apr 1995
5407219 Chiu Apr 1995
5443389 Hughes Aug 1995
Non-Patent Literature Citations (6)
Entry
Hidden Hitch Ford Explorer Installation Instructions, Part #83607, Jul. 04, 1995.
Body Components, Underbody Components, Trailer Hitch, p. 25, 1993.
Copies of (3) photographs of a Trailer Hitch with Welded Electrical Connector Bracket (admitted prior art).
Advertising Article "Weatherproof Power Outlets", Hoffman Engineering Corporation, p. 12, 1962.
"Hoffman Engineering Corporation", Cat. No. 202, electrical enclosure at far right, p. 12, 1962.
(3) photographs of a Trailer Hitch with Welded Electrical Connector Bracket (admitted prior art).