Patent ID: 9527355
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B60D,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A folding tongue trailer hitch comprising: a vehicle attachment frame; a hinging linkage; a hitch support frame; an angular lock; a hitching element; the hitch support frame being hingedly connected to the vehicle attachment frame by the hinging linkage; the angular lock being releasably engaged between the vehicle attachment frame and the hitch support frame, wherein the angular lock prevents the hitch support frame from rotating with respect to the vehicle support frame when the angular lock is engaged; the hitching element being connected to the hitch support frame opposite the hinging linkage; the angular lock comprising a first rod receiving slot, a second rod receiving slot, a third rod receiving slot, a fourth rod receiving slot, a first locking rod and a second locking rod; the first rod receiving slot and the second rod receiving slot being connected to the hitch support frame adjacent to the hinging linkage; the third rod receiving slot and the fourth rod receiving slot being positioned within the vehicle support frame adjacent to the hinging linkage; the first rod receiving slot and the second rod receiving slot being oriented parallel to each other; the third rod receiving slot and the fourth rod receiving slot being oriented parallel to each other; the third rod receiving slot being laterally aligned with the first rod receiving slot; the fourth rod receiving slot being laterally aligned with the second rod receiving slot; the first locking rod being removably positioned within the first rod receiving slot and the third rod receiving slot; and the second locking rod being removably positioned within the second rod receiving slot and the fourth rod receiving slot.