Claims
- 1. A trailer hitch receiver for mounting to a frame of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a main frame member including a cross member, a first mounting flange and a second mounting flange, said first and second mounting flanges both having a series of anchoring apertures; and a pair of mounting brackets, each of said pair of mounting brackets including (a) a mounting skirt for engaging the frame of the motor vehicle, (b) a first set of mounting apertures and (c) a second set of mounting apertures a spaced distance from said first set of mounting apertures whereby said first set of mounting apertures are aligned with said anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said main frame member in a first position and said second set of mounting apertures are aligned with said anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said main frame member in a second position.
- 2. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein each of said pair of mounting brackets includes two planar surfaces extending substantially perpendicular to one another.
- 3. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein each of said pair of mounting brackets is at least in part substantially L-shaped in cross section including first and second planar surfaces substantially perpendicular to one another.
- 4. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein said pair of opposed mounting brackets are mounted outboard of said mounting flanges.
- 5. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein said pair of opposed mounting brackets are mounted inboard of said mounting flanges.
- 6. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, further including fasteners for securing said pair of mounting brackets to said mounting flanges by extending said fasteners through said series of anchoring apertures and either of said first set of mounting apertures or said second set of mounting apertures.
- 7. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein said mounting brackets are reversible so that said mounting skirts extend inwardly, toward each other or outwardly, away from each other.
- 8. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1 wherein said pair of mounting brackets are nontubular and are secured directly between said main frame member and the frame of the motor vehicle.
- 9. The trailer hitch receiver of claim 1, wherein said main frame member includes a round cross section.
- 10. A trailer hitch receiver for mounting to a frame of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a frame element; first and second mounting flanges each having a series of anchoring apertures, each of said first and second mounting flanges engaging said frame element at a first end thereof and carrying said series of anchoring apertures at a second end thereof, and a pair of mounting brackets, each of said pair of mounting brackets including (a) a mounting skirt for engaging the frame of the motor vehicle, (b) a first set of mounting apertures and (c) a second set of mounting apertures a spaced distance from said first set of mounting apertures whereby said first set of mounting apertures are aligned with said anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said frame element in a first position and said second set of mounting apertures are aligned with said anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said frame element in a second position, said frame element being cantilever mounted in either of said first and second positions.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/459,272 filed Jun. 11, 2003 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/865,277 filed May 25, 2001, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/431,588 filed Nov. 1, 1999 now abandoned.
Continuations (3)
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10459272 |
Jun 2003 |
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10660995 |
Sep 2003 |
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09865277 |
May 2001 |
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10459272 |
Jun 2003 |
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09431588 |
Nov 1999 |
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09865277 |
May 2001 |
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