Patent ID: 7527280

Claim:
A scissor hitch assembly for use with a ground-level loading trailer comprising: a piece of first square tubing with a first end and a second end with the second end fixedly attached to the front end of a trailer frame; a pair of hinge brackets fixedly attached to the sides of the first square tubing approximately equal distance between the first end and the second end of the first square tubing with a portion of the hinge brackets extending above the top side of the first square tubing with openings on the portion of the hinge brackets extending above the top side of the first square tubing; a first pair of spacer plates fixedly attached to the sides of the first square tubing near the first end; a second spacer plate fixedly attached to the side of the first square tubing abutting the back end of a first pair of spacer plate and a tongue jack fixedly attached to the side of the second spacer plate; a vertical tower assembly which is comprised of a first elongated side plate, a second elongated side plate, and a top plate with the top plate being fixedly attached to the top ends of the first and second elongated side plates; and the bottom ends of the first and second elongated side plates traverse the first pair of spacer plates, with the first and second elongated side plates being fixedly attached to the first pair of spacer plates; a piece of second square tubing with a first end and a second end being of approximately the same dimensions as the first square tubing, fixedly attached to the second end a cylindrical hinge bushing and fixedly attached to the first end a ball hitch coupler; the second square tubing passes through the opening between the first elongated side plate and the second elongated side plate with the hinge bushing set between the openings of the hinge brackets and secured in place with a bolt and nut; and a opening in the first and second elongated side plates for insertion of a travel pin.