Patent ID: 6902181

Claim:
An adjustable trailer hitch assembly for a towing vehicle comprising: a) a post which is generally vertical, the post having a post diameter, the post having a top end and a bottom end, the post having a lock means for locking near the top end, b) an arm which is generally horizontal, the arm attached at a first end to said bottom end of said post, the arm attached at a second end to a hitch ball, c) a cylinder having an inside cylinder diameter, the cylinder having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge having a lock groove, the lock groove having a size suited to receive said lock means, the cylinder attached by a securing means for securing to said towing vehicle, wherein the inside diameter of the cylinder is slightly greater than said post diameter, wherein said post is fitted inside the cylinder, wherein the adjustable trailer hitch assembly has one or more of a free position, wherein the hitch ball may be moved simultaneously laterally and vertically, wherein the hitch ball may be moved laterally according to the post rotating within the cylinder, and the hitch ball may be moved vertically according to the post sliding axially inside the cylinder, and wherein the adjustable trailer hitch has a locked position wherein the lock means is engaged within the lock groove, wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving laterally, and wherein the hitch ball is restrained from moving downward.