Patent ID: 7490846

Claim:
A hitch for coupling a trailer to a towing vehicle, said trailer pivoting with respect to the towing vehicle to effect turning, said hitch comprising: a hitch member on the trailer for securing said trailer to the towing vehicle at a pivot point; a non-pivoting sliding mount slidably mounting said hitch member for sliding movement longitudinally with respect to the towing vehicle; and a linkage capable of transferring at least the majority of the towing force exerted between the towing vehicle and the trailer and responsive to pivoting of the trailer with respect to the towing vehicle to move said hitch member on said non-pivoting sliding mount as the trailer pivots with respect to the towing vehicle; wherein said linkage is connected between the hitch member and the towing vehicle at dual pivotable connections; wherein said linkage connects to the towing vehicle at a linkage point and to the hitch member at a point other than the pivot point.