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A hitch device holding assembly for organized and efficient storage of one or more hitch devices includes a panel adapted for being attached to a wall. One or more receiver hitches extend outwardly from the panel for receiving hitch devices. The hitch devices are secured by a pin extending through t

A hitch device holding assembly for organized and efficient storage of one or more hitch devices includes a panel adapted for being attached to a wall. One or more receiver hitches extend outwardly from the panel for receiving hitch devices. The hitch devices are secured by a pin extending through the hitch device and the receiver hitch of the invention.

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I claim: 1. A hitch device storage assembly for storing a hitch device, the hitch device storage assembly comprising: a base configured to be coupled to a wall; an arm extending from the base, the arm having a proximal end portion coupled to the base and a distal end portion extending away from the

I claim: 1. A hitch device storage assembly for storing a hitch device, the hitch device storage assembly comprising: a base configured to be coupled to a wall; an arm extending from the base, the arm having a proximal end portion coupled to the base and a distal end portion extending away from the base; a receiver tube for receiving a portion of the hitch device, the receiver tube being coupled to the arm, the receiver tube being pivotable with respect to the arm, the receiver tube having a first end portion with an opening for receiving the portion of the hitch device; a mounting structure configured to couple the receiver tube to the arm to allow the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm; wherein the mounting structure comprises: a first tube coupled to the arm; a second tube coupled to the receiver tube; and a pin configured to be inserted through the first tube and the second tube to allow pivoting movement of the second tube relative to the first tube and to thereby allow the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm without removing the pin from either the first tube or the second tube. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the arm comprises a substantially-vertically oriented element. 3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the arm comprises a substantially horizontally-oriented element such that the substantially-vertically oriented element of the arm and the substantially horizontally-oriented element of the arm define a generally L-shape. 4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the receiver tube is pivotable between at least a first position and a second position. 5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the first position is characterized by a longitudinal axis of the receiver tube being oriented substantially perpendicular to a line extending between the proximal and distal end portions of the arm, and wherein the second position is characterized by the longitudinal axis of the receiver tube being oriented substantially parallel to the line extending between the proximal and distal end portions of the arm. 6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the receiver tube includes a perimeter wall, an aperture extending through opposite locations of the perimeter wall of the receiver tube and configured to permit a securing bolt to be inserted through the apertures and a hitch device inserted in the receiver tube. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounting structure further comprises a securing member configured to be coupled to the pin and operable to selectively compress the first tube against the second tube to resist the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm. 8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the pin is threaded, and the securing member includes a passage, an interior surface of the passage being threaded for engaging threads on the pin such that rotation of the securing member on the pin in a first direction tightens the securing member on the pin and operates to compress the first tube against the second tube. 9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein rotation of the securing member on the pin in a second direction generally opposite the first direction loosens the securing member on the pin to allow pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm without removing the securing member from the pin. 10. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounting structure additionally includes a set pin and an abutment structure, the set pin extending through the pin and through the abutment structure, the pin being operative to selectively compress one of the first tube and the second tube generally between the abutment structure and the other one of the first tube and the second tube to resist the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm. 11. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting structure is disposed along only a single side portion of the receiver tube to thereby allow the receiver tube to pivot relative to the arm about the mounting structure. 12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting structure includes a pin disposed adjacent only a single side portion of the receiver tube and configured to be coupled to the receiver tube and the arm to allow the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm, and wherein the pin is configured to allow the pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm without being uncoupled from either the receiver tube or the arm. 13. A hitch device storage assembly for storing a hitch device when removed from a vehicle, the hitch device storage assembly comprising: a base configured to be coupled to a wall, the base comprising a plate configuration; an L-shaped arm having a substantially vertically oriented plate and a substantially horizontally oriented plate defining said L-shape of the arm, the substantially horizontally oriented plate of the arm and the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm each extending generally perpendicularly from the base, the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm having a proximal end portion coupled to the base and a distal end portion extending away from the base; a receiver tube for receiving a portion of the hitch device, the receiver tube being coupled to the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm, the receiver tube being pivotable with respect to the arm, the receiver tube having a first end portion with an opening for receiving the portion of the hitch device and a second end portion longitudinally opposite the first end portion; and a mounting structure configured to couple the receiver tube to the distal end portion of the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm, the mounting structure allowing the receiver tube to pivot relative to the arm about the distal end portion of the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm; wherein the receiver tube is pivotable between at least a first position and a second position; wherein the second end portion of the receiver tube is disposed adjacent the base and a longitudinal axis of the receiver tube is oriented generally perpendicular to the base when the receiver tube is in the first position; and wherein the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm is positioned to allow the receiver tube to pivot away from the first position in a first rotational direction, and is positioned to inhibit the receiver tube from pivoting away from the first position in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the distal end portion of the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm defines an edge portion, the mounting structure being configured to couple the receiver tube to said edge portion of the vertically oriented plate of the arm to allow the receiver tube to pivot relative to the arm about said edge portion. 15. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the mounting structure is disposed along only a single side portion of the receiver tube and is adjustable between at least a first position in which the mounting structure frictionally resists pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm and a second position in which the mounting structure allows pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm. 16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein the mounting structure includes a first tube coupled to the distal end portion of the substantially vertically oriented plate of the arm, and a second tube coupled to the receiver tube such that the second tube can pivot relative to the first tube to allow the receiver tube to pivot relative to the arm, and wherein the second tube engages the first tube when the mounting structure is in the first position to frictionally resist pivoting movement of the receiver tube relative to the arm. 17. An assembly for storing a hitch when the hitch is removed from a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a base configured to be coupled to a wall; a receiver configured to receive at least part of a hitch for storing the hitch when removed from a vehicle; a pin configured to couple the receiver to the base such that the receiver can pivot about the pin relative to the base; and a securing member configured to be coupled to the pin and moveable relative to the pin; wherein movement of the securing member relative to the pin in a first direction positions the securing member relative to the pin such that the pin and the securing member together operate to resist pivoting movement of the receiver relative to the base; and wherein movement of the securing member relative to the pin in a second direction different from the first direction positions the securing member relative to the pin such that the pin and the securing member together operate to allow pivoting movement of the receiver relative to the base without removing the securing member from the pin. 18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein movement of the securing member relative to the pin in the first direction positions the securing member relative to the pin such that the pin and the securing member together operate to frictionally resist pivoting movement of the receiver relative to the base. 19. The assembly of claim 17, further comprising: an arm extending from the base, the receiver being coupled to the arm to allow the receiver to pivot relative to the arm; a first tube coupled to the arm; and a second tube coupled to the receiver such that the second tube can pivot relative to the first tube to thereby allow the receiver to pivot relative to the arm; wherein movement of the securing member relative to the pin in the first direction positions the securing member relative to the pin such that the pin and the securing member together operate to compress the second tube against the first tube to resist the pivoting movement of the second tube relative to the first tube and to thereby resist the pivoting movement of the receiver relative to the arm. 20. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the base pin is disposed adjacent only a single side portion of the receiver.