Drop bar for a trailer hitch

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a drop bar for a trailer hitch showing my new design in solid lines and showing in phantom lines an example of a hitch ball assembly securable to the drop bar to show the environment in which the design is associated;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a drop bar for a trailer hitch as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side, elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear, elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom, plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the drop bar for a trailer hitch that form no part of the claim.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a drop bar for a trailer hitch, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	McCall; Travis M. (Humboldt, KS)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. Humboldt KS US
Assignee:	B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC. (Humbolt, KS)
Appl. No.:	D/711,151
Filed:	October 29, 2019

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/162
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/159,160,161,162

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

5697630	December 1997	Thompson
6460870	October 2002	Moss
6712381	March 2004	Moss
6789815	September 2004	Moss
D503131	March 2005	Underwood
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D687353	August 2013	Dunn
D729703	May 2015	Song
D841526	February 2019	Siegel
D847698	May 2019	Moore
D862308	October 2019	Siegel
D894800	September 2020	Noel
2017/0087947	March 2017	Moore

Other References

Cequent Hitch Drop Bar photos; On sale prior to filing date of present application Sep. 1, 2018. cited by applicant . Husky Liners Drop Bar photos; On sale prior to filing date of present application Sep. 1, 2018. cited by applicant . Fastway Trailer Products Drop Bar photos; On sale prior to filing date of present application Sep. 1, 2018. cited by applicant . B & W Trailer Hitches Drop Bar photos; On sale prior to filing date of present application Sep. 1, 2018. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Betton; Katrina A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Erickson Kernell IP, LLC Erickson; Kent R.

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