Center point trailer hitch

A trailer hitch assembly for releasable connection of a towing vehicle having an underbody, a luggage compartment with a deck lid, an upper back panel to which the deck lid is hinged and a rear axle, with a trailer having an elevated forwardly extending portion, said hitch comprising:

• a.
• 1. a sub-assembly in a towing vehicle and including a support rigidly secured to the top of a portion of the underbody of the vehicle within the luggage compartment, vertically beneath the upper back panel and vertically above the rear axle of the towing vehicle, said upper back panel having a centrally disposed opening therein;
• 2. a pivot connector member mounted on said support;
• b.
• 1. a sub-assembly rigidly mounted on an elevated forwardly extending portion of a trailer and including a rigid depending pillar extending, in use, through said opening;
• 2. a second pivot connector member on the lower end of said depending pillar for releasable connection with the first mentioned connector member said pillar and sub-assemblies being proportioned to permit opening of said deck lid to give access for effecting said releasable connection;
• c.
• 1. a closure member for said opening when said depending pillar is removed, as in the disconnection of the trailer, said closure member when closed restoring the integrity and the aesthetic appearance of the upper back panel.