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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Gregory Y. Rotenberg, Highland Heights, OH (US);
HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
An indexing block positioned within the receiver hitch and connected to a tri-ball block having a plurality of towing accessories (e.g., different sized hitch balls, pintles, hooks, etc.) on its separate, exterior facings. A biasing member and lock cooperate with an internal, coaxial plunger, thereby allowing for selective rotation of the tri-block relative to the indexing block, without the need to completely remove the assembly from the hitch receiver itself. Ball bearings fitted within the indexing block facilitate movement of the plunger and tri-block relative to the indexing block when the assembly is being rotated to position a new towing accessory in its desired place.