Patent ID: 6935664

Claim:
A fifth wheel release tool for removable attachment to a hitch release handle extending from a fifth wheel hitch mechanism of a truck tractor, said tool comprising: a flexible, non-resilient line having a first end and a second end opposite said first end; a hitch release engaging hook extending from said first end of said line; a foot actuator extending from said second end of said line; a saddle disposed generally medially along said line; and a line guide disposed upon said saddle and retaining said line movably across said saddle; whereby, when said hitch release engaging hook is removably secured to the hitch release handle of the fifth wheel hitch mechanism, said saddle is removably placed upon a fixed structure, said foot actuator is suspended above an underlying surface and generally below said saddle, and a user places his or her foot upon said foot actuator and applies his or her weight thereto, a tensile force is produced from said second end of said line across said saddle to said first end of said line and to said hitch release engaging hook for pulling the hitch release handle, thereby releasing the hitch.