Adjustable fifth wheel hitch

An adjustable fifth wheel hitch for towing a trailer behind a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a support frame including a pair of spaced guide rails;
• a head assembly including a jaw assembly for engaging a trailer;
• means for mounting said head assembly on said pair of spaced guide rails so as to be selectively displaceable between a towing position and a maneuvering position;
• a lock for releasably locking said head assembly in said towing and maneuvering positions, said lock including at least one dual bar latch including dual bars carried on said mounting means and at least two cooperating apertures in said pair of spaced guide rails for individually receiving one of said dual bars of said dual bar latch;
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• a leaf spring for biasing said dual bars latch into a locking position said fifth wheel hitch being further characterized by each of said dual bars being substantially L-shaped and including an arcuate surface for engaging said leaf spring.

An adjustable fifth wheel hitch for towing a trailer behind a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a support frame including a pair of spaced guide rails;
• a head assembly including a jaw assembly for engaging a trailer;
• means for mounting said head assembly on said pair of spaced guide rails so as to be selectively displaceable between a towing position and a maneuvering position;
• and
• a lock for releasably locking said head assembly in said towing and maneuvering positions, said lock including at least one dual bar latch including dual bars carried on said mounting means and at least two cooperating apertures in said pair of spaced guide rails for individually receiving one of said dual bars of said dual bar latch,
• wherein said dual bars of said dual bar latch are dimensioned so that a first of said bars has a greater transverse and smaller longitudinal dimension than a second of said bars and said second of said bars has a greater longitudinal and smaller transverse dimension than said first of said bars.

An adjustable fifth wheel hitch for towing a trailer behind a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a support frame including a pair of spaced guide rails;
• a head assembly including a jaw assembly for engaging a trailer, said head assembly being mounted on said pair of spaced guide rails so as to allow selective displacement between a towing position and a maneuvering position;
• and
• a lock for releasably locking said head assembly in said towing and maneuvering positions, said lock including at least one dual bar latch including dual bars carried on said mounting means and at least two cooperating apertures in said pair of spaced guide rails for individually receiving one of said dual bars of said dual bar latch, said dual bars including a first bar for only securing said adjustable fifth wheel hitch in said towing position, and a second bar for only securing said adjustable fifth wheel hitch in said maneuvering position.