TRAILER HITCH SPRING PIN LOCK MECHANISM

摘要

A trailer hitch spring pin lock mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a hitch receiver secured to a trailer hitch main body. The trailer hitch main body may be secured to a chassis of a vehicle. The hitch receiver includes a side wall forming a hitch receiver slot within and a front opening leading into the hitch receiver slot. A side opening is formed through the side wall. The present invention further includes an outer plate having an outer plate opening formed there through. The present invention further includes a main pin. A protrusion 40 extends laterally from the main pin. The main pin runs through the outer plate opening and the side opening. A spring is secured around the main pin in between the protrusion and the outer plate, biasing the main pin within the hitch receiver slot.

主权项

1. A trailer hitch spring pin lock mechanism comprising:
a trailer hitch main body securable to a chassis of a vehicle, wherein the trailer hitch main body comprises a hitch receiver integral with the trailer hitch main body and comprising a side wall forming a hitch receiver slot within and a front opening leading into the hitch receiver slot, wherein a side opening is formed through the side wall; an end plate fixed to the outer side wall and comprising an end plate opening aligning with the side opening; an outer plate comprising an outer plate opening; a housing connecting the end plate and the outer plate together, wherein the housing is horizontally disposed relative to a hitch ball secured to the hitch receiver, a main pin comprising a protrusion extending laterally from the main pin, wherein the main pin is disposed within the housing and runs through the outer plate opening, the end plate opening and the side opening; and a spring disposed about the main pin and biasing the main pin within the hitch receiver slot.