Patent ID: 6942236

Claim:
A fifth wheel hitch comprising; a head assembly including a skid plate having an opening for receiving a king pin of a trailer and a locking jaw assembly for securing the king pin in proper position with the trailer over said skid plate; a rocking platform having an arcuate rocking surface; a pair of pivot pins for mounting said head assembly to said rocking platform to allow pivotal tilting movement of said head assembly in a fore-and-aft direction relative to said rocking platform; a base including a cradle for receiving said rocking platform to allow side-to-side rocking movement of said rocking platform and said head assembly relative to said base, said base also including first and second pairs of opposed mounting lugs; and a pair of mounting pins received in said first and second pairs of mounting lugs and capturing said rocking platform on said cradle of said base while allowing the side-to-side rocking movement.