Patent ID: 8371603

Claim:
A vehicle ball mount assembly, comprising: a shank having a top surface and a bottom surface; an upper platform non-removably attached to the shank, the upper platform having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a rear end; a lower platform non-removably attached to the shank and spaced from the upper platform, wherein the lower platform has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the lower platform faces the bottom surface of the upper platform, wherein the top surface of the upper platform is spaced above the top surface of the shank; a first tow ball attached to the top surface of the upper platform; and a second tow ball attached to and extending from the bottom surface of the lower platform, wherein the lower platform extends beyond the rear end of the upper platform and includes a vertical throughbore located in a portion of the lower platform extending beyond the rear end of the upper platform and rearward of the tow balls.