Patent ID: 7100934

Claim:
A goose neck trailer comprising: a trailer frame including a pair of side rails; a goose neck hitch attached to a forward end of each of the side rails and extending therefrom to a center hitch coupling at a position forwardly from and at a height above the side rails; the goose neck hitch comprising: two side members each connected to a respective one of the side rails and having a first portion extending upwardly and forwardly therefrom and a second portion converging inwardly and forwardly to the hitch coupling; and a plurality of cross-members interconnecting the side members to form an integral rigid structure; the side members each being formed from two shaped plate elements including an inner plate element and an outer plate element both of which are bent to follow a generally parallel path with a space therebetween; each plate element being cut as an integral sheet portion from a sheet of metal; the space between the two plate elements being at least partly closed by a top cover plate welded at its edges to the two plate elements and by a bottom plate welded at its edges to the plate elements; wherein the space between the two plate elements is increased at the respective side rail so as to receive the respective side rail therebetween.