Patent ID: 7147415

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a small recreational vehicle to a bed of a towing vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a mounting shaft extending in a longitudinal length and having a first end and a second end at opposing ends of said longitudinal length; a mounting base integral to said shaft at said first end, said mounting base configured to be attachable around a tongue of said towing vehicle by a holding plate so that said second end of said shaft extends above said bed of said towing vehicle; a U-shaped receiver operably attachable to said shaft by securing bolts, said u-shaped receiver having parallel arms extending outward from said shaft when said receiver is attached to said shaft and said receiver being adjustable along said shaft to accommodate small recreational vehicles of different heights; said parallel arms each defining a locking aperture which are in parallel alignment with each other; a securing ring attachable to said small recreational vehicle, said securing ring defining a ring aperture and filling between said extending arms of said U-shaped receiver when said small recreational vehicle is placed on said bed of said towing vehicle, said securing ring extending past said apertures defined in said parallel arms so that said locking apertures and said ring aperture are aligned; and a removable fastening device positionable through both said locking apertures of said parallel arms and said ring aperture of said securing ring to hold said small recreational vehicle on said bed of said towing vehicle.