Releasable animal hitching apparatus

A releasable animal hitching apparatus including a support member, hitching means movably carried by said support member, and biasing means associated with said hitching means, said support member including a main section and transverse sections extending substantially perpendicularly from said main section adjacent the ends thereof, said main section including means for fastening said support member to a supporting surface, each of said end sections having a recess therein facing the corresponding recess in said other end section, said hitching means including a hollow housing disposed between said recesses of said end sections, an opening in the sidewall of said housing, at least one bracket section extending outwardly from the external sidewall of said housing adjacent said opening thereof, a trigger member pivotally connected to said bracket section, said trigger member having a first portion extending through said sidewall opening of said housing, said first trigger portion having a rounded surface area extending toward the center of said housing and stop means adjacent the internal surface of said housing, said trigger member having a second portion extending generally along and spaced from said external sidewall of said housing, said biasing means being disposed within said housing and extending between said first portion of said trigger member and the end of said housing remote therefrom, whereby said second trigger portion end is urged toward said external sidewall of said housing.