US Patent 7338064 Pivotal fold away trailer hitch mount

A pivotal fold away trailer hitch mount which comprises a mounting plate secured to an underside of a frame of a motor vehicle and adjacent to a bumper of the motor vehicle. A hitch assembly is also provided. A mechanism is for pivotally connecting an inner end of the hitch assembly to a bottom surface of the mounting plate. The hitch assembly will swing from a towing position extending outwardly from the bumper of the motor vehicle to a stowed position extending under the frame of the motor vehicle away from the bumper. A mechanism is for retaining the hitch assembly in the towing position, while another mechanism is for holding the hitch assembly in the stowed position.