Patent ID: 6609725
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A hitch pin for use with a receiver hitch assembly having a receiver tube with opposing side holes for receiving a hitch pin and a shank tube with opposing side holes for receiving a hitch pin, said hitch pin comprises:an elongated pin having a proximal end portion, a mid-portion and a distal end portion; a head portion on said proximal end portion of said elongated pin; a threaded portion on said mid-portion of said elongated pin; a nut having a threaded portion for mating engagement with said threaded portion on said elongated pin; a spring mechanism for holding said nut within the shank tube and aligned with the opposing side holes of the shank tube; and a locking mechanism for engaging said distal end of said elongated pin to lock said pin on the shank tube and the receiver tube.