Patent ID: 9254723
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B60D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A trailer coupler for installation at a forward end of a trailer, the coupler configured to attach to a hitch of a towing vehicle, the hitch defining a ball and a neck below the ball, the coupler comprising: a. a coupler body including b. a clamping bar including a first portion adjacent the opening and including a second portion pivotally mounted within the internal channel of the coupler body, the clamping bar pivotable between a locked position and an open position, the opening-adjacent first portion of the clamping bar in the locked position being positioned to partially block the opening and configured to contact the neck of the ball to hold the ball in the socket, and further including a pin selectively operable to hold the clamping bar in the locked position.