Tow hitch

Claim 2

A tow hitch structure, including: a. a mount means mountable on the front end portion of a vehicle, b. a pair of jointed arm members mounted with said mount means, c. a lock means mounted with each of said jointed arm members adapted to hold same fixed in an extended or retracted position, d. said arm members being substantially similar and each having an inner arm member and an outer arm member with a pivotal joint therebetween, sad inner member being pivotally joined on one end portion thereof with said mount means and on the other end portion with said outer arm member, said outer arm members being pivotally joined with one another on one end portion, forming a pulling coupling, e. said lock means having a lever member mounted with said outer arm member at said pivotal joint operable to prevent rotation of said arm members when said lever member is in a locked position, and f. said lever member being rotatable about an axis from the locked extended to the locked retracted position for anchoring purposes.

Claim 3

A tow hitch structure as described in claim 1, wherein: a. said mount means has a pillow member attached with the outer member thereof to mount same with said front end portion of said vehicle, b. said outer arm member is an open channel member of rectangular cross-section, said inner arm member has a rectangular cross-sectional shape sized to be enclosable within said outer arm member, c. said outer arm members at said pulling coupling have a bearing member therein and therebetween, d. said lever member has a shape substantially that of a sector of a circle rotatably supported from the upper portion of said outer arm member on the open side thereof at the apex portion thereof and having the other corner portions thereof insertable in apertures in a slotted member supported from the lower portion of said outer arm member, e. said mount means has an inner member with the ends thereof joining said inner arm members operable to vertically rotate said jointed arm members, and f. said lever member is operable to lock said inner arm member within said outer arm member.

Claim 4

A tow hitch structure as described in claim 2, wherein: a. said tow hitch is mounted with the front portion of a vehicle b. said tow hitch in sad retracted position has said outer arm members substantially in line, said inner arm members are substantially in line with said mount means enclosed within sad outer arm members and locked in place by said lever means, and c. said tow hitch in said extended position has said outer arm members substantially in line with said inner arm members with said pulling coupling extended from said front portion of said vehicle, said inner arm members are locked within said outer arm members by said lever member and said tow hitch can freely rotate vertically about said mount means.