Trailer hitch adapter

Claim 2

A trailer hitch adapter including a frame adapted to be mounted to the A-frame member of an Aframe type trailer hitch, a goose-neck hitch assembly mounted on said frame, means for demountably securing said frame to the A-frame member of the trailer hitch, a ball member mounted on said frame to extend thereabove and to be received into the socket member of the trailer hitch when the frame is mounted on the trailer hitch, and means for positioning said ball member to extend a plurality of different distances above said frame.

Claim 3

A trailer hitch adapter comprising a substantially flat plate adapted to be secured to the underneath exposure of the A-frame member of an A-frame type trailer hitch, said plate being of a generally triangular shape having an apex and a base, a goose-neck hitch assembly mounted on said plate, said goose-neck assembly being adapted to straddle said A-frame member and extending upwardly from said plate at least a pair of U-bolts for fitting over different structural portions of the A-frame member and onto said plate for demountably securing said plate to the A-frame member so that the apex of the plate extends frontwardly beyond the apex of the A-frame member, the base of the plate extends rearwardly away from the apex of the A-frame member, and the sides of the plate extend laterally beyond the structural portions of the A-frame member, and a reinforcing member affixed to and extending along the underneath surface of said plate.

Claim 4

A trailer hitch adapter comprising a substantially flat plate adapted to be secured to the underneath exposure of the A-frame member of an A-frame type trailer hitch, said plate being of a generally triangular shape having an apex and a base, a goose-neck hitch assembly mounted on said plate, said goose-neck assembly being adapted to straddle said A-frame member and extending upwardly from said plate at least a pair of U-bolts for fitting over different structural portions of the A-frame member and onto said plate for demountably securing said plate to the A-frame member so that the apex of the plate extends frontwardly beyond the apex of the A-frame member, the base of the plate extends rearwardly away from the apex of the A-frame member, and the sides of the plate extend laterally beyond the structural portions of the A-frame member, and a reinforcing member affixed to and extending along the underneath surface of said plate.

Claim 5

A trailer hitch adapter as in claim 2 wherein said plate has a slot therein for allowing a trailer jack mounted on the trailer hitch to extend therethrough.

Claim 6

A trailer hitch adapter as defined in claim 2 wherein the distance between the apex of said plate and the base of said plate is greater than the distance between the apex of the A-frame member and the most forward beam of the trailer transverse to the A-frame member whereby the plate can be demountably connected to said A-frame member by fastening means including said U-bolts positioned both forward and rearward of said most forward beam.

Claim 7

A trailer hitch adapter for mounting on a trailer hitch which includes an A-frame member and a socket member positioned at the apex of the A-frame member comprising a substantially flat plate adapted to be secured to the underneath exposure of said A-frame member, said plate being of a generally triangular shape having an apex and a base, a goose-neck hitch assembly mounted on said plate and including two substantially parallel and spaced beams extending upwardly from the plate and then curving downwardly into a goose-neck shape to a point where the beams meet, a ball member mounted on said plate to extend thereabove, said ball member being positioned at a point near the apex of the plate and midway between the sides thereof, and means for demountably securing said plate to the underneath exposure of said A-frame member so that said socket member extends between the two beams of said goose-neck hitch assembly to receive said ball member and so that the base of said plate extends rearward away from the apex of said A-frame member.

Claim 8

A trailer hitch adapter for mounting on a trailer hitch which includes an A-frame member and a socket member positioned at the apex of the A-frame member comprising a substantially flat plate adapted to be secured to the underneath exposure of said A-frame member, said plate being of a generally triangular shape having an apex and a base, a goose-neck hitch assembly mounted on said plate and including two substantially parallel and spaced beams extending upwardly from the plate and then curving downwardly into a goose-neck shape to a point where the beams meet, a ball member mounted on said plate to extend thereabove, said ball member being positioned at a point near the apex of the plate and midway between the sides thereof, and means for demountably securing said plate to the underneath exposure of said A-frame member so that said socket member extends between the two beams of said goose-neck hitch assembly to receive said ball member and so that the base of said plate extends rearward away from the apex of said A-frame member.