Patent ID: 8469385

Claim:
A hitch, comprising: a) a rotatable member which rotates about an axis of rotation; b) a pivot element connected to said rotatable member, said pivot element having a pivot axis driven in a circular path about said axis of rotation by rotation of said rotatable member; c) a retractably extendable member disposed between a first end and a second end, said second end rotatably coupled to said pivot element allowing rotation of said retractably extendable member about said pivot axis, whereby rotation of said rotatable member about said axis of rotation generates reciprocal travel in said retractably extendable member, said first end configured to provide or receive a hitch element which couples to a hitchable object; and d) a hitch framework configured to mount to the surface of a hitch carrier, said framework further configured to locate said rotatable member, said pivot element and said retractably extendable member in operable relation, whereby rotation of said rotatable member about said axis of rotation generates extension and retraction of said first end of said retractably extendable member.