HITCH ADAPTER

摘要

A hinged hitch adapter apparatus provides pivotal movement to an attached mount. The hinged hitch adapter apparatus may be configured with a receiver mount attachable to a hitch receiver, two elongate members connected at a pivotable joint, and a hitch adapter attached to one of the elongate members that may receive an attached mount. The hinged hitch adapter apparatus may allow mounts and racks connected to a standard hitch receiver tube to be pivoted away from a vehicle to which they are mounted and thereby grant easier and more convenient access to the rear of the vehicle while still providing wide compatibility with existing hitch-mounted devices, such as bicycle racks. The hitch adapter may also permit use of regular towing hitches.

主权项

1. A hinged hitch adapter apparatus for providing pivotal movement to an attached mount, the hitch adapter apparatus comprising:
a receiver mount configured to be attachable to a hitch receiver; a first elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the receiver mount, the first elongate member extending laterally from the receiver mount; a second elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end pivotally attached to the second end of the first elongate member; a hitch adapter attached to the second end of the second elongate member, the hitch adapter configured to be removably attachable to the first end of the first elongate member when the second end of the second elongate member is positioned proximate the first end of the first elongate member.