Patent ID: 8840129

Claim:
A device for lifting a drawbar support of a trailer for a vehicle, the trailer including a frame having a drawbar tube defining a longitudinal axis, the device comprising: a sliding member receivable in the drawbar tube and configured for movement along the longitudinal axis in response to movement of the vehicle; a body fixedly secured to the drawbar tube; a back plate pivotally coupled to the body and rotatable relative to the body about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis, the back plate biased toward a first position; a mounting device secured to the back plate and configured to operatively couple the drawbar support to the back plate; a latch member connected to the sliding member and pivotally coupled to the body, the latch member configured to rotate in response to movement of the sliding member from an engaged position, wherein the back plate is retained in a substantially vertical second position by the latch member, to a disengaged position wherein the back plate is free to rotate to the first position.