Patent ID: 6155589
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A trailer hitch locking system adapted for coupling to a rear bumper of a vehicle having a generally planar hitch receiving panel and a hitch ball extending from said hitch receiving panel, comprising:a plate member having front and back sides and a pair of opposite ends, said plate member being positionable over a hitch ball coupled to a rear bumper of a vehicle;said plate member having a pair of apertures extending therethrough, said apertures of said plate member being alignable with holes extending through a rear bumper of a vehicle;a pair of fasteners for extending through said apertures of said plate member and said holes of said rear bumper; andwherein said plate member having a pair of generally cylindrical support members extending downwardly therefrom for supporting said plate member over said ball hitch, each of said support members having a lumen, said lumens of said support members being aligned with said apertures of said plate member, free ends of said support members resting on said hitch receiving panel of said rear bumper, said fasteners extending through said lumens of said support members.