Patent ID: 7878526
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A trailer hitch pin, comprising: a shaft for inserting into one or more aligned openings in a trailer hitch; a collar disposed on an end of the shaft; a magnet coupled to the collar, wherein the magnet is larger than the aligned openings in the trailer hitch, the magnet for engaging a surface of the trailer hitch when the shaft is inserted in the openings of the trailer hitch; and a lever coupled to the collar for disengaging the magnet from the trailer hitch when torque is applied to the lever; wherein the lever comprises a head, a hitch-contacting portion, a sliding opening, and a lever handle, wherein the hitch-contacting portion is located on the head, and wherein the head is located on the opposite end of the lever from the lever handle.