Patent ID: 7506885
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A load-leveling, weight-distributing hitch system, comprising: a) a hitch head, configured for attachment to a rear of a towing vehicle; b) a T socket, horizontally pivotally attached to the hitch head; c) a spring bar, having a forward end removably attached to the T socket; d) a tension member, connected to a rearward end of the spring bar; e) a spring bar lift, configured for attachment to a tongue of a trailer, configured to apply tension to the tension member, so as to lift the rearward end of the spring bar, and thereby transmit a moment to the hitch head tending to lift the rear of the towing vehicle; and f) an adjustment mechanism, associated with the hitch head, configured for adjusting a vertical pitch of the hitch head relative to the towing vehicle, said adjustment mechanism comprising an arcuate slot that facilitates selective positioning of the hitch head in one of an infinite number of vertical pitch orientations as constrained by said arcuate slot, said adjustment mechanism comprising an adjustment member supported by the hitch head and configured to press against a shank associated with the towing vehicle to determine a pivotal orientation of the hitch head depending upon a degree of adjustment of the adjustment member.