Patent ID: 6145866
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60D,Y10T

Abstract:
A hitch pin for connecting a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle, said hitch pin comprising:a pin having an upper end and a lower end;a handle having a pivot portion at its upper end and a latch portion at its lower end, said pivot portion and said latch portion adapted to engage said pin at said upper and lower ends, respectively;a pivot coupling said pin upper end and said handle pivot portion; anda locking lever pivotally attached to said pivot portion and having a biasing member disposed between said locking lever and said pivot portion, said biasing member biasing said locking lever against said pin upper end to prevent pivoting by said handle in one of a locked unpivotable position and an unlocked pivotable position, whereby said locking lever engages said upper end of said pin and said lower portion engages with said lower end of said pin thereby defining the locked unpivotable position of said handle relative to said pin, and whereby said locking lever is capable of pivoting against said biasing member to clear said locking lever from said upper end of said pin thereby defining the unlocked pivotable position of said handle relative to said pin; wherein said pin further has a bore transversely formed near the lower end of said pin and further has a transverse collar near said pin upper end, whereby said lower portion is rigidly attached to said handle and inserts into said bore when in said locked position.