Patent ID: 8641076

Claim:
A hitch assembly comprising: a) a clevis made of aluminum alloy, the clevis comprising: a first clevis end; a first clevis aperture at the first clevis end; a second clevis end spaced apart from the first clevis end; a second clevis aperture at the second clevis end; the first clevis aperture at the first clevis end being axially aligned with the second clevis aperture at the second clevis end; and b) a hitch pin made of steel that extends through both the first clevis aperture at the first clevis end and the second clevis aperture at the second clevis end; wherein a curved portion of the clevis is wider than it is thick, and hence non-circular in cross section; wherein the curved portion of the clevis is configured to contact a towing member that attaches the hitch assembly to one of a vehicle to be towed or a tow vehicle, and wherein the clevis is configured to receive the towing member therethrough such that the towing member wraps around and contacts the curved portion of the clevis when the hitch assembly endures a load while being used to tow the vehicle to be towed.