Patent ID: 9073489
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60D,B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking system, for locking a container into the hitch of a vehicle, comprising: a hitch tube configured to fit into a standard vehicle hitch, and having holes corresponding to the holes of the vehicle hitch; and means for locking said hitch tube into the vehicle hitch, wherein, said means are partially or completely housed by said hitch tube, and wherein said means for locking said hitch tube comprise a spring biased shaft having a longitudinal guiding slot which slides onto a protrusion secured to said hitch tube, and having a tapered distal end which actuates two spring loaded side pins, by coming in direct contact with convex internal ends of the side pins such that the side pins expand into the holes of the vehicle hitch.