Patent ID: 7093845

Claim:
A force dampening hitch assembly comprising: a towing attachment assembly, said towing attachment assembly being adapted for coupling to a towing vehicle; a trailer attachment assembly pivotally coupled to the towing attachment assembly, said trailer attachment assembly being adapted for coupling to a trailer assembly; and a shock absorbing assembly coupled between the towing attachment assembly and the trailer attachment assembly to dampen pivoting between the towing attachment assembly and the trailer attachment assembly; wherein said towing attachment assembly includes a main portion and a shock attachment arm extending from said main portion, said shock absorbing assembly extending between said shock attachment arm and said trailer attachment assembly; wherein said shock attachment arm extends from a proximal end of said main portion back towards a distal end of said towing attachment assembly; said shock absorbing assembly including a shock absorber having a first end pivotally coupled to said towing attachment assembly and a second end pivotally attached to said trailer attachment assembly; said trailer attachment assembly including a pair of flanges forming a generally L-shaped main section having a first end pivotally coupled to said towing attachment assembly; and a trailer attachment means extending from a second end of said generally L-shaped main section for coupling to the trailer assembly.