| 摘要 |
A secure trailer hitching post comprises: a) a body having an open top and a front opening and being adapted to be secured to a surrounding structure; b) a hitch ball assembly comprising a hitch ball plate positioned within and secured to the body and dividing the interior thereof into upper and lower portions, and a hitch ball; and c) a retainer assembly comprising a flat retainer plate and an apertured vertically depending tab received within a slot in the lower portion of the interior of the body. A sliding retaining shaft is positioned within apertures in the front of the body and the front of the slot, so that the retaining shaft may slide inward into the slot and through an aperture of the tab of the retainer assembly, thereby securing the tab within the slot and thereby securing the retainer assembly to the body. A coupler of a trailer is placed on the hitch ball and the retainer assembly placed within the top of the body with the tab received within the slot. The retaining shaft slides into the slot and through an aperture of the tab, and a locking mechanism engaged to prevent the retaining shaft from sliding out of the aperture, thereby securing the coupler of the trailer to the trailer hitching post and preventing unauthorized removal therefrom. The body may further comprise a horizontal channel bracket for receiving the lower edge of a garage door when the hitching post is placed on the ground and the garage door is closed.
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