Patent ID: 6932372

Claim:
A hitch assembly for connecting a front end of a low-loader trailer to a tow vehicle, the hitch assembly comprising: a first mount located at the front end of the trailer; a second mount longitudinally spaced towards the rear end of the trailer from the first mount; a gooseneck frame having a front end and a rear end, the front end connectable to the tow vehicle; a latch connectable to the front end of the trailer by pivotal engagement with both the first and second mounts, the latch pivotally connected to the rear end of the gooseneck frame and having a longitudinally extending body having a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end and the rear end of the latch are not movable relative to one another; and wherein the latch has a rearwardly opening mouth engagable with an underside of the first mount and a downwardly facing engagement means, disposed rearwardly from the mouth, engagable with an upper side of the second mount; and a means for rotating the latch with respect to the gooseneck frame, wherein, in use, the front end of the trailer is liftable by the action of a force couple imparted entirely through the latch to the first and second mounts.