Patent ID: 8454047

Claim:
A hitch pin assembly for removably securing a receiver insert into a receiver of a tow vehicle, said receiver insert and said receiver having a hitch pin opening, the hitch pin assembly comprising: an elongate extension member having a first end and a second end; an elongate shaft member extending from the first end of the extension member; a hitch pin extending from the second end of the extension member; and an elongate locking member having a locking arm; wherein the locking member is mounted to said shaft member such that said locking member is rotatable between an open position and a locked position; wherein said locking arm prevents egress of the hitch pin from the hitch pin opening when the locking member is positioned to the locked position; wherein said locking arm rotates between the open position and the locked position in a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hitch pin.