Patent ID: 7544033
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A hitch assembly for a trailer including a frame having at least two upright members, the hitch assembly comprising: a pivoting arm including a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end pivotably mounted to one end of the trailer for rotating motion between a first lowered position wherein the distal end of the arm is coupled to a tractor vehicle and a second raised position wherein the pivoting arm is pivoted away from the end of the trailer, two braces each having a proximate end and a distal end, each distal end of each brace pivotably mounted to the distal end of the pivoting arm and each proximate end of each brace slidably mounted to one of the at least two upright members of the frame by collars adapted for sliding motion up and down along one of the at least two upright members of said frame, and locking means for locking the collars in relation to the upright members in the lowered position and for locking the collars in relation to the upright members in the raised position, whereby when the collars are not locked the pivoting arm may be pivoted to a lowered position and locked in the lowered position by locking the collars for trailering and whereby the pivoting arm may be pivoted when the collars are unlocked to a raised position and locked in the raised position by locking the collars to provide clearance for passage of items from inside the trailer under the pivoting arm.