Patent ID: 7669876

Claim:
In a trailer hitch front end section having a ball for permanently mounting on a towing vehicle, the improvement wherein: the hitch front end section comprises a frame and a draw bar, the draw bar having a first end portion having the ball and adapted for connection with a trailer through a hitch rear section, the draw bar having a second end portion permanently and pivotally attached to the frame by a pivot pin at a location spaced from the first end portion, the frame sized and shaped for positioning and fixing the frame to the towing vehicle at a location within a periphery of the vehicle, the draw bar having a first towing position wherein the draw bar swings on the pivot pin so that the first end portion with the ball swings outwardly and is then fixed with respect to the frame with the first end portion extending outwardly away from the towing vehicle periphery and a second storage position wherein the draw bar is pivoted on the pivot pin so that the first end portion with the ball swings inwardly and is then fixed with respect to the frame at a location with the first end portion substantially disposed within the towing vehicle periphery.