Patent ID: 7793967

Claim:
A configurable trailer hitch apparatus having a towing position for exerting a tractor force on a load, and a storage position, comprising: a frame member adapted to mount to a towing vehicle; a top plate fastened to the frame member; a bottom weldment positioned in parallel relation to the top plate; a hitch receiver positioned in pivoting relation between the top plate and bottom weldment; a pivot pin positioned through a plurality of apertures formed in the frame member, top plate, bottom weldment, and hitch receiver, and forming a pivot therein; a hitch ball assembly fastened to the hitch receiver, and operable to couple to the load when the apparatus is configured in the towing position; a retaining pin positioned through the top plate and bottom weldment, and operable to hold the hitch receiver when the apparatus is configured in the towing position; and a storage latch mounted to the frame member and operable to grasp the hitch receiver when the apparatus is configured in the storage position.