Wide-range two hitch to facilitate connection

Claim 1

A WIDE-RANGE TOW HITCH INCLUDING A FRAME ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A FIRST VEHICLE, A BASE ROTATABLY SUPPORTED FROM SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT AND UPSTANDING AXIS, A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ELONGATED HITCH BAR SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE FOR FREE GUIDED LONGITUDINAL RECIPROCATION RELATIVE TO SAID BASE BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION OF ONE END THEREOF AND AN EXTENDED LIMIT POSITION OF SAID ONE END AND AGAINST ROTATION OF SAID BAR RELATIVE TO SAID BASE ABOUT AN UPSTANDING AXIS, SAID ONE END INCLUDING MEANS ADAPTED FOR PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO A SECOND VEHICLE, AN COACTING MEANS CARRIED BY AID FRAME AND SAID BASE AND BAR OPERATIVE TO AUTOMATICALLY RELEASABLY LOCK SAID BASE IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF ROTATION AND SAID BAR IN SAID RETRACTED POSITION UPON ROTATION OF SAID BASE TO SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION OF ROTATION AND MOVEMENT OF SAID BAR TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION, SAID FRAME AND SAID BAR INCLUDING COACTING MEANS OPERATIVE TO AUTOMATICALLY RELEASABLY LOCK SAID BAR AND THEREFORE ALSO SAID BASE AGAINST SWINGING MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID BASE TO SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION AND SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT OF SAID BAR TO THE EXTENDED LIMIT POSITION.