Patent ID: 7114741

Claim:
A receiver for mounting to a frame of a motor vehicle, comprising: a main frame member including a cross member, a first end, a second end and a midpoint; a first selectively positionable mounting flange secured to said cross member at a selected first point between said first end and said midpoint, said first mounting flange having a first series of anchoring apertures; a second selectively positionable mounting flange secured to said cross member at a selected second point between said second end and said midpoint, said second mounting flange having a second series of anchoring apertures; and a pair of mounting brackets, each of said pair of mounting brackets including (a) a mounting skirt for engaging the frame of the motor vehicle, (b) a first set of mounting apertures and (c) a second set of mounting apertures a spaced distance from said first set of mounting apertures whereby said first set of mounting apertures are aligned with either of said first and second anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said main frame member in a first position and said second set of mounting apertures are aligned with either of said first and second anchoring apertures to allow said mounting brackets to be secured to said main frame member in a second position.