MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311086067 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2023, for 'bumper cover assembly for a trailer hitch of a vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Manjunatha Anthakanavar.
The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a bumper cover assembly (220) for a trailer hitch (202) of a vehicle. The bumper cover assembly (220) includes a bumper cover (208) to cover a cutout (206) provided on a bumper for movement of a ball neck portion (204) of the trailer hitch (202). A first plate (210) is welded to the ball neck portion (204) of the trailer hitch (202). The first plate (210) includes a first slot (210a). A second plate (212) is welded to the bumper cover (208). The second plate (212) includes a second slot (212a). A plurality of fastening members (214a, 214b) is engaged with a coil spring (216) for fastening the first plate (210) and the second plate (212) via the respective first slot (210a) and the second slot (212a)."
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