Patent ID: 7690669

Claim:
A reversible adapter for use with a quickconnect hitch system, comprising: a) an elongated horizontal member having a major axis, and proximal and distal end regions, each of said proximal and distal end regions having a cylindrical cross-section, said proximal and said distal end region each having an outside diameter adapted to fit within a hook region of said quick-connect hitch system; b) a substantially rectangular, planar anti-rotation plate having a proximal edge and a distal edge, said anti-rotation plate being rigidly affixed to said elongated horizontal member proximate at least one of said proximal and said distal end regions thereof, said anti-rotation plate having a major axis disposed substantially horizontally and orthogonal to said horizontal member and said anti-rotation plate comprising a notch disposed in at least one of said proximal edge and said distal edge; and c) a single hitch mounting plate rigidly affixed to said elongated horizontal member, said single hitch mounting plate comprising a major axis, said single hitch mounting plate being positioned relative to said elongated horizontal member such that said major axis is bisected by said major axis of said elongated horizontal member, said major axis of the hitch mounting plate and said major axis of said elongated horizontal member being disposed in parallel planes, said single mounting plate having means for interchangeably receiving a hitch assembly proximate either a proximal or a distal end thereof.