Patent ID: 8226106

Claim:
An adjustable trailer hitch for coupling a vehicle having a hitch receiver to a trailer, comprising: a vehicle portion having a first bar shaped and sized for engagement with the hitch receiver, the vehicle portion having attachment plates defining a channel therebetween, wherein the attachment plates define a hole pattern; a trailer portion adjustably and removeably coupled to the vehicle portion, the trailer portion having a second bar shaped and sized for engagement with the trailer, the trailer portion having an upright shaped and sized for removeable insertion into the channel of the vehicle portion, the upright defining a plurality of openings that are capable of multiple alignments with the hole pattern of the vehicle portion to provide multiple predetermined elevations between the vehicle portion and the trailer portion; wherein the hole pattern of the vehicle portion is configured relative to the plurality of openings to allow angular adjustment of the trailer portion relative to the vehicle portion; wherein the vehicle portion can be inverted to couple with the trailer portion; wherein the trailer portion can be inverted to couple with the vehicle portion; a crosspiece extending between the attachment plates and defining a hole; a fastener engaged with the crosspiece and the upright to secure the trailer portion to the vehicle portion a selected angular alignment.