Patent ID: 6769710
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A vehicular trailer hitch apparatus for a trailer having a lunette eye mounted on a trailer tongue for attachment to a vehicle having a complementary mounting for receiving the lunette eye, comprisinga housing having the lunette eye extending from one end thereof, and apertures formed in upper and lower faces of the housing, a plurality of rectangular inserts nested within the housing, each insert having a recess on one face, the recess holding and enclosing the lunette eye, and at least a portion of the tongue, the insert including an aperture, the aperture being coaxially aligned with the lunette eye, a retention pin extending through the apertures in the housing, the lunette eye, and the apertures in the inserts, and, the pin having a head on one end, and an aperture on an opposite end, the aperture accommodating a retention clip to maintain the retention pin in position.