Patent ID: 9630463
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B60D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hitch accessory retaining device configured to be inserted into a hitch accessory shank comprising four sidewalls and a hollow body containing at least one pinning aperture in a sidewall, the retaining device comprising: at least one engagement pin comprising a center bore extending through the engagement pin, wherein a retaining pin is configured to pass through the center bore of the engagement pin, and a biasing device; wherein when positioned within a shank body, the engagement pin is slidable within a shank pinning aperture and is automatically urged toward an outward, extended position by the biasing device when the engagement pin is aligned with the shank pinning aperture, wherein when biased outwardly, a portion of the engagement pin extends outwardly from and projects beyond a shank sidewall and an additional portion of the engagement pin is retained within the shank body, wherein a portion of the biasing device contacts, is attached to, or is part of, the engagement pin, wherein the outwardly biased engagement pin is biasable inwardly to a retracted position within the shank pinning aperture to a position wherein an outward end of the engagement pin is flush with an outward side of the shank sidewall.