Patent ID: 7011328

Claim:
A hitch mechanism for interconnecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, comprising: tow bar means for fixation upon a towed vehicle so as to permit the towed vehicle to be towed by a towing vehicle when the towed vehicle is operatively connected to the towing vehicle; mounting bar means for fixation upon a towing vehicle so as to permit the towing vehicle to tow the towed vehicle when the towing vehicle is operatively connected to the towed vehicle; and a hitch connector operatively interconnecting said tow bar means of the towed vehicle to said mounting bar means of the towing vehicle; said hitch connector comprising a transversely extending linear member having first hinge means disposed at a first end portion of said transversely extending linear member for hingedly connecting said hitch connector to said tow bar means of the towed vehicle, and second hinge means disposed at a second end portion of said transversely extending linear member for hingedly connecting said hitch connector to said mounting bar of the towing vehicle whereby said first and second hinge means of said hitch connector permit the towed vehicle to be elevationally movable independently of the towing vehicle.