# US 2021/0276380 A1 · Adjustable trailer hitch

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- Number: US 2021/0276380 A1
- Document ID: US20210276380A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/812,826
- Filed: 2020-03-09
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09
- Inventors: Jason Floyd
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276380A1

## CPC

- B60D 1/075: {Hitch adaptors}
- B60D 1/42: for being adjustable
- B60D 1/06: Ball-and-socket hitches
- B60D 1/58: Auxiliary devices
- B60D: VEHICLE CONNECTIONS

## Abstract

An adjustable trailer hitch disposed on a ball mount, the adjustable trailer hitch including a trailer ball to receive a trailer coupler thereupon, a plurality of elongated members disposed on and within at least a portion of the trailer ball to move from retracted in a first position to at least partially extended in a second position, and an adjustment assembly disposed on and within at least a portion of the trailer ball to move the plurality of elongated members in response to a rotation of the adjustment assembly.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An adjustable trailer hitch disposed on a ball mount, the adjustable trailer hitch comprising:
a trailer ball to receive a trailer coupler thereupon;
a plurality of elongated members disposed on and within at least a portion of the trailer ball to move from retracted in a first position to at least partially extended in a second position; and
an adjustment assembly disposed on and within at least a portion of the trailer ball to move the plurality of elongated members in response to a rotation of the adjustment assembly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The adjustable trailer hitch of claim 1, wherein the adjustment assembly comprises:
a rod disposed at a first end within the trailer ball; and
a knob disposed on a second end of the rod to facilitate gripping thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The adjustable trailer hitch of claim 2, wherein the rod comprises:
a plurality of locking grooves springingly disposed on and within at least a portion of the rod to prevent the rod from moving away from the trailer ball.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The adjustable trailer hitch of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of locking grooves has a beveled portion on a first side and is planar on a second side.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The adjustable trailer hitch of claim 3, wherein the adjustment assembly further comprises:
a button disposed on at least a portion of the knob to retract the plurality of locking grooves in response to being depressed.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The adjustable trailer hitch of claim 1, further comprising:
a locking nut circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the adjustment assembly to prevent movement of the adjustment assembly in a locked position, and allow movement of the adjustment assembly in an unlocked position.