Patent ID: 6789815
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
An apparatus for securing a hitch to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:a mount having longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially mutually orthogonal to one another, the mount having a platform portion thereof to receive a hitch the mount also having a first locking aperture and a second locking aperture formed therein; a retainer for selectively retaining an object extending around the hitch, the retainer having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end pivoting with respect to the mount between a first, retaining position and a second, open position the retainer having at least one opening formed therein; and a lock configured to selectively retain the retainer in the first position when the first locking aperture is aligned with the at least one opening or in the second position when the second locking aperture is aligned with the at least one opening.