Patent ID: 7326022

Claim:
A tow trailer assembly for use with a motor vehicle, comprising: a fork assembly having a pair of parallel diagonal fork braces, fork receivers connecting to the diagonal fork braces, and a fork cross tie connecting between the fork receivers; forks releasably matingly engaging the fork receivers; a backstop having a pair of uprights mounting to the fork receivers; a horizontal tie down releasably connecting to the uprights; a base assembly having a cross base between a pair of parallel base arms; a wheel assembly having a wheel arm releasably matingly engaging one of the base arms; a pivot axle having opposite lateral ends rotatingly engaging the base arms; an axle support frame mounting to each fork receiver and rotatingly engaging the pivot axle; a lifting device being mounted to the base assembly and the fork assembly; a hitch attaching to the fork assembly, the hitch having a plurality of tongue receivers stacked vertically, a transverse hitch member, and diagonal hitch members attaching to the transverse hitch member and one of the tongue receivers; a leaf spring attaching at an attachment end directly to the bottom of each base arm forward the wheel assembly; horizontal backstop braces attaching to the backstop; a pivot bar attaching to the horizontal backstop braces; and a spring slider slidingly engaging the pivot bar.