Patent ID: 7871097

Claim:
A hitch assembly comprising: (a) a coupling tongue with a first end and a second end, and a top and a bottom, the coupling tongue further comprising a first aperture sized to engage a coupling pin at the first end, and a second aperture sized to engage a hitch pin at the second end, the second aperture extending between the top and the bottom of the coupling tongue; (b) a U-shaped clevis with a first clevis end and a second clevis end, a curved portion of the U-shaped clevis being significantly wider than it is thick and hence substantially flat in cross section; the U-shaped clevis further comprising an aperture at the first clevis end and an aperture at the second clevis end, the aperture at the first clevis end being positioned above the second aperture of the coupling tongue and the aperture at the second clevis end being positioned below the second aperture of the coupling tongue, said U-shaped clevis being pivotally coupled to the second end of the coupling tongue with the hitch pin; and (c) an opening formed by the coupling tongue and the U-shaped clevis, sized to receive a towing member.