Patent
   D438828
Priority
Jul 16 1999
Filed
Jul 16 1999
Issued
Mar 13 2001
Expiry
Mar 13 2015
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a ball hitch stem, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a ball hitch stem showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is front elevational view thereof, with the rear elevational view being a mirror image of FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, with the left side elevational view being a mirror image of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Thomas, William J.

Patent Priority Assignee Title
7661694, Aug 18 2003 CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC Towing assembly
D501434, Apr 12 2004 Lighted vehicle hitch ball
D588902, Jun 19 2007 Anchor mount
RE47102, Aug 18 2003 CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC Towing assembly
Patent Priority Assignee Title
4060331, May 28 1975 Societe Paulstra Spherical couplings for vehicle towing or kindred purposes
4596406, Sep 13 1985 ANDERSON, STEVEN F Quick change ball hitch apparatus
4889356, Jan 12 1989 Trailer hitch ball assembly
4938496, Jan 17 1989 THOMAS, CHARLES B Ball hitch apparatus
5040817, Jun 18 1990 Trailer hitch assembly
5085452, Aug 27 1990 Interchangeable towing ball assembly
5116072, Aug 20 1990 Ball hitch with rotatable ball
5169168, Jun 21 1990 CURT MANUFACTURING INC Ball hitch assembly
5290057, Dec 10 1990 Trailor hitch
D342472, Oct 07 1992 Security trailer hitch ball
D370881, May 02 1995 GRLC LLC Ball hitch stem
D375065, Oct 24 1995 CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS, INC Hitch ball
D415986, Mar 31 1998 Hitch ball and lock assembly
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