Patent ID: 9381782
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60D

Claim Text:
1. A weight distribution hitch comprising: a shank portion; a ball mount head angularly adjustably connected to the shank portion about a pivot axis; an opening in one of the shank portion and the ball mount head; a fastener extending through the opening and smaller than the opening to allow movement of the fastener within the opening, the fastener being tightenable to secure an angular position of the ball mount head relative to the shank, the fastener being loosenable to allow changing of the angular position of the ball mount head relative to the shank, the fastener defining a fastener axis; a tilt selector receiving the fastener, the tilt selector being rotatable about the fastener axis to define a plurality of tightenable positions of the fastener relative to the opening and thereby define the angular position of the ball mount head relative to the shank, the tilt selector mating about the opening with at least three connection positions including at least one inside connection position closer to the pivot axis than the opening and at least one outside connection position further from the pivot axis than the opening, such that the selection of two connection positions simultaneously used by the tilt selector of the at least three connection positions determines the rotatable position of the tilt selector relative to the fastener and thereby determines the angular position of the ball mount head relative to the shank.