Patent ID: 6079728
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A hitch for mounting to the back of a motorcycle, said hitch comprising:spaced apart upper and lower rods each having a pair of elongate arms and an elongate crossbar being extended between said arms, each arm of said upper rod being positioned adjacent a corresponding arm of said lower rod, each of said arms of said rods having a terminal end;a pair of mounting plates, one of said mounting plates being coupled to one pair of adjacent corresponding arms of said upper and lower rods, another of mounting plates being coupled to another pair of adjacent corresponding arms of said upper and lower rods;each of said mounting plates having a mounting hole extending therethrough, each of said mounting holes of said mounting plates being for inserting a fastener therethrough to mount said mounting plates to a portion of the motorcycle;an elongate crossbeam being generally rectangular and having opposite ends, and upper and lower surfaces, said crossbeam being extended between said arms of said lower rod, said crossbeam being spaced apart from said crossbar of said lower rod;an elongate tubular receiving member having a lumen, opposite front and back ends, and upper and lower surfaces, said back end of said receiving member having an opening into said lumen of said receiving member;said receiving member being extended between said crossbars of said upper and lower rods, said lower surface of said receiving member being coupled to said upper surface of said cross beam towards a back end of said receiving member, said upper surface of said receiving member being coupled to said crossbar of said upper rod, and said lower surface of said receiving member being coupled to said crossbar of said lower rod; anda hitch member having an elongate base and a ball hitch, said elongate base being removably inserted through said opening of said back end of said receiving member into said lumen of said receiving member.