Patent ID: 8814209

Claim:
A hitch apparatus for attachment to a vehicle, said hitch apparatus comprising: a work platform configured to support a holding tool thereon; a platform support attached to said work platform, said platform support comprising a longitudinal member, a lateral member, said lateral member attached to said longitudinal member, a leg coupler, said leg coupler attached to said lateral member and said work platform attached to said lateral member; and a leg, wherein during a first hitch configuration in which said hitch apparatus is attached to said vehicle such that said lateral member extends substantially vertically, said leg is releasably affixed to said lateral member in opposing relation to said work platform and prevents displacement of said work platform by said leg abutting a ground surface beneath said hitch apparatus, and wherein during a second hitch configuration in which said hitch apparatus is attached to said vehicle such that said lateral member extends substantially horizontally, said leg is releasably affixed to said leg coupler and prevents displacement of said work platform by said leg abutting said ground surface beneath said hitch apparatus.