Patent ID: 8360460

Claim:
A floating hitch system comprising: a tongue including a protrusion having a hole; the floating hitch including a top portion having a hole and a slot, a bottom portion having a hole, and an opening between the top portion and the bottom portion; and a compression-hitching pin including a handle, a shaft, a first pin inserted through the shaft of the hitching pin at a first location, a second pin inserted through the shaft of the hitching pin at a second location, and a compression spring located around the shaft between the first pin and the second pin, wherein the ends of the first pin and the second pin extend from the shaft; wherein the hole of the top portion of the floating hitch is configured to receive the lower portion of the shaft and the second pin of the hitching pin when the second pin is in a first direction; and wherein the compression spring is of a sufficient diameter so that the top portion of the floating hitch blocks the compression spring from being inserted in the hole of the top portion.