Dial ball mount for a trailer hitch
OwnerRichard A. Clark, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A dial ball mount (34) for a trailer hitch (36) comprising a main frame (38) having a shank (40) that fits into a box end receiver (42) of the trailer hitch (36). A component (44) is for holding a first end of the shank (40) of the main frame (38) within the box end receiver (42) of the trailer hitch (36). A turret (46) is provided with a plurality of hitch balls (48) radially affixed onto the turret (46). An assembly (50) is for mounting the turret (46) in a rotatable manner to the main frame (38). A facility (52) is for retaining the turret (46) in a stationary manner on the main frame (38), so that any one of the hitch balls (48) can be aligned into position to receive a matching trailer coupler on a tow bar connected to a trailer.
Claims14
A dial ball mount for a trailer hitch comprising:
- a) a main frame having a shank that fits into a box end receiver of the trailer hitch, a lower plate having a central opening therethrough, and an upper plate having a central opening therethrough in alignment with said central opening in said lower plate, said upper plate having a positioning aperture therethrough;
- b) means for holding a first end of said shank of said main frame within the box end receiver of the trailer hitch;
- c) a turret, wherein said turret is a disc member having a central opening and a plurality of position holes radially placed about said central opening;
- d) a plurality of hitch balls radially affixed onto said turret;
- e) means for mounting said turret in a rotatable manner to said main frame, said mounting means including:
- i) a nut affixed to a bottom surface of said lower plate and in alignment with said central opening in said lower plate;
- ii) a swivel bolt having a threaded shaft which extends through said central opening in said disc member, said central opening in said upper plate said central opening in said lower plate and then threaded into said nut, and
- iii) a safety pin which is transversely inserted through said nut and said shaft of said swivel bolt, to hold said swivel bolt securely in place, while allowing said disc member to rotate above said upper plate;
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- f) means for retaining said turret in a stationary manner on said main frame, so that any one of said hitch balls can be aligned into position to receive a matching trailer coupler on a tow bar connected to a trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.