Patent ID: 7188848

Claim:
A hitch assembly for mounting to a trailer to form an interface between the trailer and a towing vehicle, with the trailer having a trailer deck and at least one wheel for ground support, said hitch assembly comprising: a generally horizontally oriented cross member; a first mount arrangement including a shaft projecting in a first direction from said cross-member at approximately the center thereof for telescopic receipt in a corresponding hitch receiver associated with a towing vehicle to connect said hitch assembly to a towing vehicle; a second mount arrangement including at least two bosses projecting from either end of said cross-member in a second direction, said bosses being mountable to the trailer deck to connect said hitch assembly to the trailer; at least two brackets formed as generally vertically disposed plate members for affixation to the trailer deck at positions corresponding to said bosses, said brackets being each being formed with at least two vertically spaced openings therein and wherein said bosses are formed with at least two horizontally spaced openings therein for registry with corresponding openings on a corresponding bracket; and at least two first peg members for disposition in two of said openings in said brackets and said bosses when the trailer deck is in a first, horizontal position for ground engagement of said at least one wheel, and at least two second peg members for disposition in two other openings for locking the trailer in a second, vertical disposition for stowage, said trailer being thereby pivotable between said first and second dispositions.