STABILIZED TOWING VEHICLE AND TRAILER COMBINATION AND INTERCONNECTING HITCH

A towing vehicle and trailer combination in which the effect each vehicle has on the other is minimized even at high speeds. The trailer has a primary, rear body section and a secondary, front body section which forms a nose that extends forwardly from the primary section. A clearance cavity for the rear portion of the vehicle (assuming normal towing in the forward direction) is defined beneath the nose in front of the primary section. A ball and socket hitch connects the forward end of the nose to the top of the towing vehicle at its front to rear and lateral center, thereby equalizing the hitch weight on the wheels of the vehicle. The trailer has its weight distributed in the primary and secondary sections to locate the center of gravity of the entire trailer forwardly of the center of the primary section. The trailer wheels are disposed substantially at the center of gravity, with the result that the distance between the trailer axle or axles and the rear axle of the towing vehicle is materially shortened and is approximately equal to the wheel base of the vehicle. The hitch is secured to the vehicle top by a unitary, rigid, rectangular baseplate overlying the top. The baseplate has an elevated central portion on which the hitch ball is mounted, and is of a shallow, generally frusto-pyramidal configuration to present four downwardly sloping surfaces radiating from the central portion and facing in forward, rearward, and lateral directions respectively.