Patent ID: 7862066

Claim:
A three-way hitch assembly for a motor vehicle, said assembly comprising, in combination: (a) a receiver portion adapted to be attached to a rear of said vehicle, said receiver portion having a square opening for receiving a drawbar portion; (b) a drawbar portion comprising an elongate rod with an external square profile matching the square opening in said receiver portion, said drawbar portion having (1) a free end and (2) a connecting end, said rod with said square profile extending from one said end to the other, said connecting end being adapted to be inserted in the receiver portion in one of a plurality of four orientations as required for a particular application; (c) means for retaining the connecting end of the drawbar portion in the receiver portion in said one of said plurality of orientations; (d) a hook attached to a first side of the drawbar portion and adapted to receive a tow chain or strap, said hook extending outward from said free end of said drawbar portion in a longitudinal direction of said rod; (e) a drawbar pintle attached to a second side of the drawbar portion, opposite said first side, having a hole adjacent one end adapted to receive a pin for attachment of an accessory, said pintle with said hole extending outward from said free end of said drawbar portion in said longitudinal direction of said rod; and (f) a trailer hitch ball attached to a third, remaining side of the drawbar portion adjacent said free end and adapted to receive a trailer hitch ball mount.