Boat trailer latching device

In combination with a boat and trailer wherein said boat includes an elongated eye member vertically secured to the bow of said boat and said trailer includes an upstanding support member mounted at the forward end thereof, a bow stop member slidably biased to said upstanding support member, a bow conforming guide member mounted to said upstanding support member below said bow stop member and a latching means for receiving and holding said elongated eye member, whenever said elongated eye member is urged against said latching means.

A latching device for attachment to an upstanding support member mounted to a boat trailer comprising a bow conforming guide member, having a mouth and throat section and a latching means mounted in proximity to said throat section, said latching means including a latch housing having a rounded "V" shaped opening, a biased locking bar slideably carried within said housing for traversing said "V" shaped opening and a means for holding said biased locking bar in a retracted position.

A boat latching device comprising an upstanding support member, a bow stop member mounted to the upper end of said upstanding support member, a bow conforming guide member fixed to said upstanding support member below said stop member and a latching means for latching the bow of a boat to said upstanding support member, said latching means being fixed to said upstanding support member intermediate to said bow stop member and said bow conforming member.