Convertible gooseneck and fifth wheel hitch

A convertible towing coupler for being affixed to a bed of a towing vehicle having a fore and aft rail affixed thereto, said coupler comprising:

• a gooseneck frame for being affixed to said fore and aft rails, said gooseneck frame having tabs extending perpendicularly from a lower surface, a gooseneck plate affixed to said gooseneck frame and having a lower surface that is coplanar with said lower surface of said gooseneck frame, a gooseneck ball is affixed to said gooseneck plate, said gooseneck frame having a first fixed rail and a second fixed rail affixed thereto, said gooseneck ball is located between said first and second fixed rails;
• a fifth wheel frame having a first moving rail and a second moving rail affixed thereto, said first and second moving rails spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to a distance between said first and second fixed rails, said fifth wheel frame having a kingpin receiver located between said first and second moving rails;
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• said fifth wheel frame moveable between a fifth wheel position and a gooseneck position, said fifth wheel position defined by said fifth wheel frame affixed to said gooseneck frame with said kingpin receiver obstructing at least a portion of said gooseneck ball, said gooseneck position defined by said fifth wheel frame affixed to said gooseneck frame with said kingpin receiver clear of said gooseneck ball.

A convertible towing coupler comprising:

• a gooseneck frame having a base plate with a center channel, said gooseneck frame having tabs extending therefrom, a gooseneck plate affixed to said base plate and located in said center channel, a gooseneck ball is affixed to said gooseneck plate, said gooseneck frame having a first fixed rail and a second fixed rail affixed thereto, said gooseneck ball is located between said first and second fixed rails;
• a fifth wheel frame having a first moving rail and a second moving rail affixed thereto, said first and second moving rails spaced apart to slidably mate with said first and second fixed rails, said fifth wheel frame having a kingpin receiver located between said first and second moving rails;
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• said fifth wheel frame moveable between a fifth wheel position and a gooseneck position, said fifth wheel position defined by said fifth wheel frame affixed to said gooseneck frame with said kingpin receiver obstructing said gooseneck ball, said gooseneck position defined by said fifth wheel frame affixed to said gooseneck frame with said kingpin receiver clear of said gooseneck ball.