Patent ID: 7762529
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. An universal tool for unlatching a locking pin on a gooseneck ball hitch comprises an arm supported on a support leg, said arm having a handle end and a locking pin engagement end, said arm provided with a curve disposed between said handle end and said locking pin engagement end, said locking pin engagement end disposed opposite said handle end, said locking pin engagement end terminating in a curved hook, said hook, said arm and said curve disposed in a plane passing through a central axis of said arm, said handle bent ninety degrees from said plane, said arm provided with a journal plate disposed on at least one side thereof between said curve and said locking pin engagement end, said support leg having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said support leg journaled on said journal plate, said support leg provided with a foot on said distal end wherein said plane passing through said central axis of said arm is substantially centrally disposed over said foot and wherein said foot is disposed lateral to an offset portion of said support leg and at a right angle to said plane, said foot adapted to be engaged upon a support surface proximate said locking pin, said hook adapted to be engaged with said locking pin, move said locking pin to an unlocked position and release said locking pin onto a resting post.