Patent ID: 6116633
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A hitch for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:a plate having top and bottom faces, a plurality of side edges, and plurality of corners;said plate having a plurality of bores therethrough extending between said top and bottom faces of said plate;each of said bores of said plate being positioned adjacent an associated corner of said plate;said plate having a spaced apart pair of holes therethrough extending between top and bottom faces of said plate and positioned towards a first of said bores of said plate;an attachment bolt having an elongate threaded portion and a head portion, said threaded portion of said attachment bolt being extended through said first bore of said plate;a ball hitch having a ball portion and an elongate threaded portion;said threaded portion of said ball hitch being inserted through one of said bores of said plate;a pin having an elongate portion and a head portion;said elongate portion of said pin being inserted through one of said holes of said plate;wherein said first bore is positioned adjacent said first corner of said plate, a second of said bores being positioned adjacent a second of said corners of said plate, and a third of said bores being positioned adjacent a third of said corners of said plate, said threaded portion of said ball hitch being extended through said third bore of said plate; andwherein said first and second holes of said plate each are positioned closer towards a first bore of said plate than to a second and third bores of said plate respectfully such that said pin inserted through said first hole locks said plate into a first pivot position whereby said plate is adapted for receiving a hitch pin of a hitch, said pin being inserted through said second hole such that said plate is locked into a second pivot position whereby said plate is adapted for receiving a ball hitch receiver of the hitch.