ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,629, issued on June 24.

"Hitch apparatus and method" was invented by Casey Fines (West Fargo, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus having a hitch arm having a cross beam. The cross beam has a first end and a second end. A first hitch member is adjacently coupled to the first end. A second hitch member is adjacently coupled to the second end. A hitch receiver is coupled to the cross beam. A first hitch frame is rotatably coupled to the first hitch member A second hitch frame is rotatably coupled to the second hitch member. A first extender is coupled to the first hitch frame and the first hitch member. A second extender is...