Automatic trailer hitch coupling apparatus
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Dec 17, 2002
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Nov 8, 2001
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Nov 8, 2001
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An automatic trailer hitch coupling apparatus having a hitch bar receiver mounted on a platform at the rear end of a towing vehicle, said hitch bar receiver having a square cross section and a flanged rear end into which a hitch bar is removably inserted. A winch have an extendable and retractable cable is mounted on the towing vehicle proximate the receiver and a cable having a cable lead is fed outwardly from the receiver. A hitch bar for coupling within the hitch bar receiver has a front portion connected to a rear portion with a universal joint; the front portion is connected to the cable lead with a quick release and lock system. The hitch bar is integrally connected to a hitch tongue having a horizontal portion on which a hitch ball is mounted.
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