Patent ID: 6948734

Claim:
A trailer hitching apparatus, comprising: a trailer hitch receiver assembly including a receiver tube having a first end, a second end, an opening at the second end, and a passage extending from the opening toward the first end; a winching device; and a cable having a first end thereof configured for being attached to a spool of the winching device and a second end thereof configured for being connected to a receiver stub of a trailer hitch, wherein at least one of said ends is configured for enabling the cable to be routed through the opening at the second end of the receiver tube thereby enabling the cable to be wound onto the spool of the winch while correspondingly pulling the receiver stub of the trailer hitch into the passage of the receiver tube, wherein the trailer hitch receiver assembly includes a plurality of guide members mounted within the opening, said guide members aiding in engagement of the receiver stub within the receiver tube.