Patent ID: 8496070

Claim:
A lift arm assembly for a hitch having a hitch frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the lift arm assembly comprising: a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the frame, and having a second end, the second end of the first arm having a pivot bore extending thereinto, and a mid portion of the first arm having a load pin projecting therefrom; a second arm having a first end and having a second end adapted for coupling to an implement, a mid portion of the second arm having a pivot pin projecting therefrom, the pivot pin being rotatably and slidably received by the pivot bore, the first end of the second arm having a load bore formed therein for slidably receiving the load pin; the second arm is slidable with respect to the first arm from an inboard position wherein the load pin is received by the load bore to an outboard position wherein the load pin is removed from the load bore; the first arm has a retainer bore which intersects with the pivot bore, and a retainer member is slidably received in the retainer bore; and first and second cross bores are formed in the pivot pin, the retainer member being receivable by the first cross bore to releasably hold the second arm in its inboard position, and the retainer member being receivable by the second cross bore to releasably hold the second arm in its outboard position.