Patent ID: 8042826
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B60D,B62D

Abstract:
1. A trailer hitch carriage assembly comprising: an axle having pivotable distal end portions; a tow bar pivotally coupled to a central portion of said axle, said tow bar having a proximal end and a distal end; a tie rod assembly coupled to said distal end of said tow bar, said tie rod assembly having a pair of distal end portions, each distal end portion of said tie rod assembly being pivotally coupled to a respective one of said distal end portions of said axle; a pair of hubs, each hub being rotationally coupled to a respective one of said distal end portions of said axle; a pair of wheels, each wheel being coupled to a respective one of said hubs; a trailer hitch receiver coupled to said proximal end of said tow bar; and a ball hitch coupled to said axle; a pair of stabilizer bars coupled to said axle and extending away from said proximal end of said tow bar, each stabilizer bar having a notched distal end and a pair of aligned apertures extending through said notched distal end such that each stabilizer bar is adapted for coupling to a trailer.