Patent ID: 7938431

Claim:
A coupler for trailers for use with an all terrain vehicle, or the like, having a box hitch receiver installed thereon, comprising: a) a universal joint mechanism having a first end and a second end; b) a shaft, attached to the first end of the universal joint and extending outwardly therefrom, said shaft being sized to fit into the box hitch receiver on said all terrain vehicle; c) a means for temporarily securing and retaining said shaft in said box hitch receiver; d) a spindle, attached to the second end of said universal joint and extending outwardly therefrom, said spindle having distal end and further wherein said distal end has a plurality of threads formed thereon; e) a sleeve, slidably placed onto said spindle such that said spindle is rotatably fitted within said sleeve; f) a means for securing said sleeve onto said spindle; and g) a means for attaching said sleeve to a tongue of a trailer, fixedly attached to said sleeve wherein said means for attaching comprise: i) a flat bottom plate, fixedly attached to said sleeve; ii) a pair of oppositely disposed side plates, attached to said flat bottom plate and extending downward therefrom; and iii) at least one fastener to attach said pair of oppositely disposed side plates to said tongue of said trailer.