Patent ID: 7850192
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A ball-type hitch assembly for connection to a receiver of a towing vehicle on one end, and for connection to a vehicle to be towed on the other end, comprising: a base attachable to the receiver; a sliding element supporting a ball associated with the hitch assembly and pivotally attached to the base; the sliding element including a slot or groove enabling the sliding element to move along its longitudinal axis relative to the base, and the sliding element also being rotatable about a vertical axis perpendicular to a horizontal plane containing at least a portion of the sliding element, enabling the ball to be moved in various directions in a substantially horizontal plane to facilitate connection of the ball to the towed vehicle; means for locking and unlocking angular and linear movement of the tongue and ball, manipulable by one hand; and means for adjusting the hitch assembly in a vertical plane relative to ground.