Patent ID: 7963545

Claim:
A hitch ball assembly, comprising: a hitch post having a top end, a bottom end, and a longitudinal axis, the hitch post defining an annular groove proximate to the top end generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a removable hitch ball defining an axial bore having a bottom opening, the bore sized to enable insertion of the hitch ball on to the hitch post, the hitch ball further defining a pin recess aligned with the annular groove of the hitch post when the hitch ball is seated on the hitch post; and a connector pin having two prongs spaced apart from each other, the connector pin sized to be inserted into the pin recess of the hitch ball such that the two prongs extend though the annular groove on opposing sides of the hitch post; wherein the hitch ball includes a stop within the pin recess configured to interact with a cross member of the connector pin to control the depth of insertion of the connector pin.