Patent attributes
The hitch locking and alarm mechanism comprises a hitch member for attachment to the towing vehicle, a tow vehicle mount for attachment to the towed vehicle, a locking pin, and a locking pin housing assembly with an alarm. A drawbar of the hitch member is insertable into a receiver tube of a tow vehicle mount secured to the undersurface of the towed vehicle. The drawbar and the receiver tube each have cross bores that are alignable with each other. The hitch member has a drawbar, and the drawbar has a cross bore. The tow vehicle mount comprises a receiver tube secured to a vehicle guide plate. The hitch member is engageable within a receiver tube positioned within the tow vehicle mount. A locking pin is insertable through the two cross bores, and the end of the locking pin connects with the locking pin housing assembly. The alarm switch is mounted within the locking pin housing assembly. The end portion of the locking pin activates the alarm when the locking pin is inserted into the locking pin housing assembly such that the alarm moves into the armed status. Any unauthorized removing or repositioning of the locking pin within the locking pin housing assembly causes the alarm to move into the alarm status. The hitch alarm detects any unauthorized removal of either the hitch member or the towed vehicle from the towing vehicle. The hitch alarm is substantially hidden from view when the hitch member is secured to the tow vehicle mount.
