Hitch assembly

A hitch assembly which secures to a generally planar body surface of a towing vehicle for use in coupling the towing vehicle with a to-be-towed vehicle, said hitch assembly comprising:

• a hitch base plate configured for attachment to the towing vehicle, said hitch base plate including a support surface contoured substantially similar to a body contour of the towing vehicle, and defining a safety chain recess;
• a hitch mount configured for selected extension from said hitch base plate to provide a seat for a matching mount of the to-be-towed vehicle;
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• a safety chain connector including a generally T-shaped keeper portion configured for selected insertion and removal through said safety chain recess to selectively hold said safety chain connector in place, and an eyelet portion which provides a seat for a safety chain of the to-be-towed vehicle, said safety chain connector being adjustable by manipulation thereof to remove said keeper portion from said safety chain recess;
• said hitch assembly being adjustable by manipulation of the safety chain connector to remove said keeper portion from said safety chain recess, and being adjustable by manipulation of said hitch mount to remove said hitch mount from extension from said base plate, thereby adapting said support surface to lie generally flush with the body surface of the towing vehicle when said hitch assembly is not in use.

A hitch assembly which secures to a generally planar body surface of a towing vehicle for use in coupling the towing vehicle with a to-be-towed vehicle, said hitch assembly comprising:

• a hitch base plate configured for attachment to the towing vehicle, said hitch base plate including a support surface contoured substantially similar to a body contour of the towing vehicle, and defining a safety chain recess;
• a hitch mount configured for selected extension from said hitch base plate to provide a seat for a matching mount of the to-be-towed vehicle;
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• a safety chain connector including a safety chain connector defined by a generally planar tab pivotally adjustable in a plane defined by said tab between an extended orientation wherein said planar tab extends upwardly through said safety chain recess to reveal an eyelet which may be used to secure a safety chain of the to-be-towed vehicle to the hitch assembly and a retracted orientation wherein said tab extends downwardly from said base plate, thereby adapting said support surface to lie generally flush with the body surface of the towing vehicle when the hitch assembly is not in use.