Patent ID: 6957826

Claim:
A pivotal trailer hitch assembly for connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle, the trailer having a draw bar with a distal end extending forwardly from a trailer frame, said pivotal trailer hitch comprising: a tubular hitch housing of greater breadth than the draw bar of the trailer formed from a single piece of material having a proximal end sized and shaped to receive the distal end of the draw bar of the trailer, a pivot connector pivotally connecting together the proximal end of said tubular hitch housing and the distal end of said draw bar for the hitch housing to pivot with respect to said draw bar, said proximal end of the tubular hitch housing having a side opening slot adjacent the distal end of said draw bar sized and shaped to pass the distal end of the draw bar as the tubular hitch housing pivots with respect to the draw bar, a U-shaped cuff positioned in said side opening slot and having side walls positioned between said hitch housing and said draw bar, and a locking pin for locking said distal end of the draw bar to said proximal end of said tubular hitch housing.