Patent ID: 8366133

Claim:
A receiver-type tow hitch for coupling a trailer to a towing vehicle comprising; a shank having four sides surfaces, a first end and a second end adapted to slideably fit within a receiver located on a towing vehicle in a comparative snug, supported locked position; a shank shaft extending outwardly from said second end of said shank and having a longitudinal axis, said shank shaft being slightly smaller in cross section than said shank and having a means for locating a shank sleeve in a fixed position; said shank sleeve placed over said shank shaft, said shank sleeve having side walls and being capable of rotating around the longitudinal axis of said shank shaft; a plurality of tow balls secured to the side walls of said shank shaft sleeve; an end cap affixed to the end of said shank shaft for securing said shank sleeve to said shank shaft; and a means for locating said tow balls in said fixed position on said shank shaft.