Patent ID: 7478821
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A method of towing a trailer comprising the steps of: a. providing a pintle hitch adaptor having a sleeve, said sleeve comprised of top, bottom, and side walls, and a pintle hitch mounted to the sleeve; b. fitting the sleeve over a drawbar on a towing vehicle; c. aligning a hole in the sleeve with a hole in the drawbar; d. inserting a first selected towing component in the aligned sleeve and drawbar holes; e. engaging the first selected towing component with a second selected towing component on a trailer; f. providing said pintle hitch with a post upstanding from the sleeve top wall; g. providing a latch pivotable on the post between open and locked positions; and h. rotating said latch on the pintle hitch into operative association with the first selected towing component to prevent the second selected towing component from disengaging from the first selected towing component.