Tiltable trailer hitch

A tiltable trailer hitch for tilting a trailer for reducing interference between either of a trailer, a ramp, or the ground, and a vehicle being loaded onto or unloaded from the trailer, said tiltable trailer hitch comprising:

• a shank adapted to be received within a conventional receiver-type trailer hitch, said shank defining a first end and a second end, said first end configured to be received within a conventional receptor of a trailer hitch, said shank defining at least one through opening for receiving a shank locking pin cooperatively receivable in the trailer hitch;
• an adjustment bracket carried by said shank, said adjustment bracket defining at least a first side wall and a second side wall, each of said first side wall and said second side wall defining at least one first opening and a plurality of second openings, each of said at least one first opening defined in said first side wall being aligned with one of said at least one first opening defined in said second side wall to define at least one cooperating pair of first openings for receiving a first ballmount locking pin, each of said plurality of second openings defined in said first side wall being aligned with one of said plurality of second openings defined in said second side wall to define a plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings for receiving a second ballmount locking pin, wherein said plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings are radially spaced apart about a first of said at least one cooperating pair of first openings;
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• a ballmount pivotally mounted on said adjustment bracket, said ballmount being adapted to receive a conventional hitch ball, said ballmount configured to be received between said first side wall and said second wall of said adjustment bracket, said ballmount defining a first opening for cooperatively receiving said first ballmount locking pin with said at least one cooperating pair of first openings and a second opening for cooperatively receiving said second ballmount locking pin with one of said plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings, said ballmount being selectively raised and lowered about said first ballmount locking pin and is secured at a selected location with said second ballmount locking pin.

A tiltable trailer hitch for tilting a trailer for reducing interference between either of a trailer, a ramp, or the ground, and a vehicle being loaded onto or unloaded from the trailer, said tiltable trailer hitch comprising:

• a shank adapted to be received within a conventional receiver-type trailer hitch, said shank defining a first end and a second end, said first end configured to be received within a conventional receptor of a trailer hitch, said shank defining at least one through opening for receiving a shank locking pin cooperatively receivable in the trailer hitch;
• an adjustment bracket carried by said shank, said adjustment bracket defining an inverted substantially U-shaped configuration defining a first side wall disposed on a first side of said shank, a second side wall disposed on a second side of said shank, and a top wall disposed between said first side wall and said second side wall, each of said first side wall and said second side wall defining a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings, each of said plurality of first openings defined in said first side wall being aligned with one of said plurality of first openings defined in said second side wall to define a plurality of cooperating pairs of first openings for receiving a first ballmount locking pin, each of said plurality of second openings defined in said first side wall being aligned with one of said plurality of second openings defined in said second side wall to define a plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings for receiving a second ballmount locking pin, wherein said plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings are radially spaced apart about a first of said at least one cooperating pair of first openings, and wherein said plurality of cooperating pairs of first openings are radially spaced apart about a first of said plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings;
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• a ballmount pivotally mounted on said adjustment bracket, said ballmount being adapted to receive a conventional hitch ball, said ballmount configured to be received between said first side wall and said second wall of said adjustment bracket, said ballmount defining a first opening for cooperatively receiving said first ballmount locking pin with said at least one cooperating pair of first openings and a second opening for cooperatively receiving said second ballmount locking pin with one of said plurality of cooperating pairs of second openings, said ballmount being selectively raised and lowered about either of said first ballmount locking pin and said second ballmount locking pin and is secured at a selected location with both of said first ballmount locking pin and said second ballmount locking pin.