Patents
US 10324486 B1: Hitch insert coupling and release mechanism
- Granted
- 2019-06-18
- Filed
- 2018-07-12 application 16033375
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A button assembly that couples and releases a hitch insert to and from a hitch is described. A button of the button assembly may be configured to be pressed to a degree that allows the hitch insert to be inserted into and removed from a hitch. However, the button assembly may be configured to prevent a user's finger (or other extremity) from entering an aperture of the hitch insert that accommodates the button. For example, in a pressed orientation, a surface of the button that a user contacts may remain flush (or substantially flush) with an outer surface of the hitch insert.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190618.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The R.A. Allen Company, Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Portsmouth, NH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Allen | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05G | Control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only | G05G1/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60D | Vehicle connections | B60D1/52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R9/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLACK BEAR LICENSING LIMITED signed 2022-08-19 | ALLEN GLOBAL FZCO DUBAI | 61515/610 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-06-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLEN, ALEXANDER signed 2021-05-10 | BLACK BEAR LICENSING LIMITED ST. VENERA | 56401/446 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-12-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLEN, ANDREA signed 2020-12-09 | ALLEN, ALEXANDER APALACHICOLA, FL | 54603/509 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-12-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | R.A. ALLEN COMPANY, INC. signed 2020-12-09 | ALLEN, ALEXANDER APALACHICOLA, FL ALLEN, ANDREA APALACHICOLA, FL | 54603/463 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-04-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ALLEN, ALEX signed 2019-03-19 | THE R.A. ALLEN COMPANY, INC., DBA ALLEN SPORTS PORTSMOUTH, NH | 48954/614 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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