Patent ID: 8104783

Claim:
A fork lift hitch receiver for attachment to an insert cavity of a fork lift, the insert cavity of the forklift having an attachment rod, said fork lift hitch receiver comprising: a base, said base having a bottom wall, a top wall and a first sidewall and a second sidewall, said bottom wall, said top wall and said first and second sidewalls forming a hollow structure, said base extending for a predetermined length; a cover, said cover having a top, a first side and a second side, said first side of said cover being connected to said first sidewall of said base and said second side of said cover being connected to said second sidewall of said base, said cover extending for a portion of the predetermined length of said base, said portion extending from a front edge of said cover to a back edge of said cover; a front deck region extending from the front edge of said cover to a front edge of said deck, said deck being a part of the top wall of said base; an insert guard mounted on said cover; a rectangular support member mounted on said front deck region; a ball support member connected to said rectangular support member; and wherein said top of said cover is provided with a first aperture, said top wall of said base is provided with a second aperture and the bottom wall of said base is provided with a third aperture, said first, second and third apertures being in linear alignment so as to form a rod reception path for the attachment rod of the fork lift.