Auxiliary trailer extension tongue

An auxiliary trailer extension kit adapted to be operatively and detachably interconnected between a trailer tongue of a conventional trailer having a ball-type hitch at one end thereof, and a conventional swivel hitch ball mounted on a trailing vehicle, said auxiliary trailer extension kit comprising:

• an elongated tubular member adapted to be detachably secured to the trailer tongue;
• releasable attachment means secured to said elongated tubular member for detachably interconnecting said elongated tubular member in a fixed relationship with the trailer tongue;
• a conventional swivel hitch ball mounted on the top surface of said elongated tubular member and upon which the ball-type hitch of the conventional trailer is adapted to be applied;
• an elongated extension member adapted for telescoping relative said elongated tubular member, said extension member comprising an upturned toothed gear rack journaled in said elongated tubular member and having a ball-type hitch attached adjacent one end thereof for application to a conventional swivel hitch ball mounted on a trailing vehicle;
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• drive means for selectively alternately extending and retracting said extension member relative to said elongated tubular member for effecting controlled elongation of the trailer tongue, said drive means including a housing received on the distal end of said elongated tubular member at an upper surface thereof and having a relatively enlarged gear rotatably supported in said housing and engaged with said upturned toothed gear rack through an opening therein, so that controlled rotation of said relatively enlarged gear results in corresponding controlled relative movement between said extension member and said elongated tubular member.