Patent ID: 7726678

Claim:
A sliding fifth wheel assembly for slidably connecting a trailer hitch to a vehicle, comprising: at least one rail connectable to the vehicle; a platform connectable to the trailer hitch, and said platform slidably mounted to said at least one rail for movement between a forward position and a rearward position; at least one stop bar connected to said platform; at least one locking bar pivotally mounted to said at least one rail for selective engagement with said at least one stop bar to retain said platform in either said forward position or said rearward position; at least one actuator for selectively engaging said at least one locking bar; and said at least one locking bar having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said at least one locking bar is pivotally moveable between a first position, wherein said first portion of said at least one locking bar extends at an acute angle with respect to an edge of said platform, and a second position, wherein said second portion of said locking bar extends at an acute angle with respect to an edge of said platform.