Patent ID: 6203050
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A ball hitch assembly comprising:a ball portion;a lock assembly having first and second end walls and a notch defining first and second side walls and having a notch width, said lock assembly including a first pin bore extending from said first end wall to said first side wall, a second pin bore extending from said second end wall to said second side wall, and a pin axially movably disposed within said first and second pin bores; anda threaded shaft coupled at a first end to said ball portion, said threaded shaft having opposing first and second flat surfaces at a second end thereof defining first and second ledges wherein threads of said threaded shaft at said first and second ledges define a thread width that is greater than said notch width, and a shaft bore extending from said first and second flat surfaces, said first and second flat surfaces defining a shaft width less than said notch width and adapted to be received within said notch, said shaft bore adapted to be coaxial with said first and second pin bores when said second end is received in said notch, said pin being axially movably disposed within said shaft bore to removably retain said threaded shaft within said notch.