Patent ID: 6991246

Claim:
A trailer hitch assembly comprising: a trailer having a plurality of swivel wheels, said trailer having a front side and a back side and a longitudinal axis oriented perpendicularly to said front side and said back side; a first bar attached to said trailer at said front side, said bar extending substantially perpendicularly to said axis and substantially parallel to a ground surface; a second bar; coupling means for securing said second bar to a rear side of a towing vehicle at exactly two locations on said towing vehicle, said coupling means including a fastener for coupling said second bar to a trailer post on said vehicle, said coupling means further including a clamp connected to said second bar at a position spaced from said fastener for coupling said second bar to a bumper bar of said vehicle; and a connector for forming a quick-release connection of said first bar to said second bar at exactly one location so that said first bar and said second bar are in direct contact with one another along at least a portion of said bars respective lengths.