Patent ID: 7004492

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a base having a supporting portion to connect to a vehicle; a mount, positionable with respect to the base between a stowed position wherein the mount is juxtaposed adjacent the supporting portion of the base on a first side of the base and a deployed position wherein the mount extends from the base on a second side thereof; a a first locking structure located and configured to selectively maintain the mount in one of the stowed position and the deployed position; a hitch coupled with the mount, the hitch including a first ball extending in a first direction, and at least a second ball extending in a second direction, distinct from the first direction wherein the first ball and the second ball are formed together as a homogeneous monolith of a single material; and a second locking structure located and configured to selectively maintain the hitch at a selected one of a plurality of positions with respect to the mount.