Trailer hitch-mounted table

Abstract

A trailer hitch-mounted table is disclosed herein. The table includes an L-shaped frame for attachment to the trailer hitch of a land vehicle. The L-shaped frame also carries a tabletop remote from the trailer hitch. A pair of support leg is affixed to the tabletop for supporting the tabletop, and one or more umbrellas, when the table is used.

Description

CONTINUING APPLICATION DATA This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 601 / 328,240, filed on Apr. 27, 2010. FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to package and article carriers and, more specifically, to such carriers having couplings that cooperate with the trailer hitches of vehicles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A tailgate party is a get-together that takes place around the open tailgate of a land vehicle which often serves as a bench seat, bar, or buffet table. People attending such a party are said to be tailgaters. Tailgaters often find themselves chatting with friends, playing games, dancing, and consuming freshly grilled foods. It is not unusual for alcoholic beverages to be consumed, sometimes to excess, by tailgaters.[0003]Most tailgate parties occur in the parking lots of stadiums and arenas before athletic competitions are conducted inside. In this way, tailgaters can “loosen up” before the sometimes lengthy...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]In light of the problems associated with vehicle tailgates and tailgate tables of known construction, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a trailer hitch-mounted table that is very stable when deployed yet that can be compactly transported.

[0008]It is another object of the invention to provide a trailer hitch-mounted table that can be set up and taken down with minimal instruction and without resort to specialized tools. (Only a wrench is needed.) My table is intuitive to use.

[0010]It is an object of the invention to provide improved features and arrangements thereof in a trailer hitch-mounted table for the purposes described that is lightweight in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and fully dependable in use.

Problems solved by technology

Although the tailgates of land vehicles have been the focal points of tailgate parties, they are not ideally suited to act as seats or surfaces upon which foods and beverages can be easily prepared and served.

Tailgates are often positioned so low that working on them is a backbreaking chore.

They are also frequently irregularly shaped, too, with concavities that make balancing cups and dishes difficult.

Unfortunately, the known tables are often cumbersome, tippy, and difficult to use.

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