Trailer hitch
OwnerRoy Daneinventor
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Abstract
A trailer hitch for use in pickups or similar vehicles includes a plate which is adapted to lie flush with the bed. The plate has a large aperture. A hitch block, which has a connecting ball at one end, is journaled on an axis below the plate in such a manner that, in the towing position, the ball is above the plate and, when the vehicle is used for hauling, the entire block can be folded down beneath the bed. The other end of the block is provided with a spring-urged retractable pin. An arcuate member beneath the plate has holes which receive the pin to hold the block in a selected position.
Claims5
A trailer hitch adapted for use in a vehicle having a bed for the transportation of material comprising:
- a plate adapted to lie substantially flush with said bed, said plate having an aperture therein;
- a hitch block extending through said aperture and having a connecting means at one end for connection to a trailer, said hitch block being journalled about an axis located sufficiently below said plate that when said hitch block is turned horizontally it lies completely below said plate, said hitch block having a longitudinal bore at the opposite end from said connecting means;
- a pin slidably mounted in said bore, a spring in said bore urging said pin outwardly;
- flexible means extending substantially longitudinally through said block and having one end connected to said pin;
- grip means on the opposite end of said flexible means from said pin;
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- restraining means beneath said plate, said restraining means having one hole positioned vertically beneath said axis and a second hole positioned horizontally of said axis, said holes being spaced from said axis by such distances that they will receive the end of said pin when said block is in the proper position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.