Patent ID: 8424898

Claim:
Trailer hitch, comprising: a cross-member, which has a longitudinal direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and which can be connected to a body of a vehicle; and a ball neck with a first end region connected to the cross-member by means of a bearing unit and a second end region that carries a coupling ball; the cross-member being in a form of a hollow shaped body which varies in cross-sectional shape and having a central region and outer regions which adjoin the central region on both sides and extend as far as outer ends of the hollow shaped body; starting from the outer ends, a cross-sectional shape of the outer regions having a cross-sectional area that increases progressively in a direction of the central region; and the central region of the hollow shaped body having a narrowed portion that forms an accommodating space for the ball neck in a rest position, the narrowed portion having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area at a transition from the outer regions to the central region.