ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,211, issued on Aug. 11.
"Hitch mount for a front end of a vehicle" was invented by Ross Hardwick (Devine, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount apparatus for mounting a hitch-mountable device on a front end of a vehicle includes a base plate with a front surface and a back surface each extending between a top edge and a bottom edge of the base plate and between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the base plate. A hook is coupled to the top edge of the base plate. The hook extending rearwardly and downwardly from the top edge and is configured for engaging a top of the vehicle grill guard to attach the base plate...