Patent ID: 7032920

Claim:
An embellished vehicle trailer hitch-ball assembly comprising: a) a vehicle trailer hitch-ball structure comprising an upper ball receptor having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is integrally attached to a vehicle frame-attachment platform, and is integrally followed by a threaded mounting rod, and wherein the rod is inserted into a frame bore located on a rear vehicle frame and is subsequently tightened by a mounting nut, said vehicle trailer hitch-ball structure further having: (1) a substantially centered LED channel located on the upper ball receptor, and (2) a vertically oriented, cable routing means having an upper edge that intersects the LED channel and a lower edge that extends through the terminus of the threaded mounting rod, b) a hitch-ball electrical circuit comprising: (1) a plurality of parallel connected LED's that are attached by an attachment means around the circumference of said LED channel, (2) a first cable assembly having a first end, a second end, a first wire and a second wire, wherein said first cable assembly is inserted into said cable routing means, with the first end of said first cable assembly electrically connected to an input of said parallel connected LED's, and the second end of said first cable assembly projects through the lower edge of said cable routing means and is electrically connected to an electrical plug, and wherein between the first end of said first cable assembly and the electrical plug is connected in series with the first wire a voltage dropping resistor, and connected in series with the second wire is a power switch, and (3) a second cable assembly having a first end connected to an electrical receptacle designed to interface with the electrical plug, and a second end that is connected to a 12-volt vehicle electrical circuit.