Patent ID: 8857081

Claim:
A quick hitch coupler comprising: a means for releasably coupling a tool to the quick hitch coupler, the means for releasably coupling a tool to the quick hitch coupler including; at least two tool pin engaging means on spaced apart portions of a main body of the quick hitch coupler, one tool pin engaging means having an associated latching member movably mounted on the main body of the quick hitch coupler, that moves between a tool pin locking position and a tool pin releasing position, the latching member having a lock carried on and moving in tandem with the latching member for securing a tool pin onto the latching member; wherein when the tool is in a fully crowded position, the lock automatically disengages the tool pin prior to the latching member moving into a tool pin releasing position; and wherein one end of the lock protrudes out of the latching member defining a gap between the lock and the latching member, the gap being formed for receiving a tool pin between the lock and the latching member.