Patent ID: 8267627

Claim:
A latching hitch anchoring apparatus for anchoring a small transportable vehicle to a vertical support, comprising: a mounting plate assembly attached to a forward vertical support, said mounting plate assembly comprising a rectangular member which extends downward from a top edge of said vertical support; a locking mechanism assembly attached to said mounting plate assembly, said locking mechanism assembly comprising an alignment feature and a latching feature; a locking bar assembly attached to a front frame portion of said transportable vehicle, said locking bar assembly comprising a locking bar releasably secured to said latching feature; at least four fastening apertures located in respective corners of said rectangular member to attach said mounting plate assembly to said vertical support; and, a pair of parallel adjustment slots extending perpendicular to said top edge of said vertical support which align with at least two pairs of opposing fastening apertures located at respective corners of said locking mechanism assembly to attach said locking mechanism assembly to said mounting assembly; wherein said pair of adjustment slots provide a means to slidingly adjust a vertical position of said locking mechanism assembly in relation to said vertical support.