Patent ID: 7584982

Claim:
A bearing guide for a moveable hitch, comprising: a base attachable relative to a towing vehicle, the base providing a roller bearing surface extending laterally; a frame for supporting a hitch structure, the frame having a roller riding on the roller bearing surface, such that the frame is laterally moveable relative to the base such that an operator can select either of at least two laterally separated towing positions of the hitch structure relative to the towing vehicle, the frame having a guide opening therein at an elevation above the roller; and a guide supported by the base at an elevation above the roller which mates into the guide opening in the frame, the guide being in a fixed position relative to the base during movement of the frame between the at least two laterally separated towing positions, the guide restricting lateral movement of the hitch structure between the at least two laterally separated towing positions to a single degree of freedom.