Releasable hitch

A releasable hitch, comprising:

• a T-shaped body portion having a horizontal member perpendicularly joined to a vertical member between a top and bottom of said vertical member;
• said vertical member having opposing side and end walls, one of said side walls being bisected by a lateral channel disposed above said horizontal member, said vertical member additionally comprising a horizontally disposed bore remote from said lateral channel and disposed below said horizontal member;
• said channel having a length greater than one half of the distance between said opposing side walls of said vertical member and said channel sloping upwardly from its opening to its closed end;
• said horizontal member having a vertically disposed bore for the attachment of said releasable hitch to a supporting surface;
• a bolt fitted for rotational and longitudinal motion within said horizontally disposed bore, said bolt including:
• a cylindrical shaft having an externally threaded portion at one of its ends and two semicircular flanges, defining a slot, at the other end thereof;
• and
• a ring firmly secured about the periphery of said shaft between said externally threaded portion and said semicircular flanges, said ring having an outer diameter greater than the diameter of said horizontally disposed bore for preventing the entry of said flanges into said horizontally disposed bore;
• a nut threadably secured to said externally threaded portion of said bolt;
• a C-shaped hook pivotally secured within said slot of said bolt and having a free end adapted for engagement with said lateral channel;
• and,
• a spring acting upon said bolt to normally bias said free end of said hook within said channel, said spring being coiled about said cylindrical shaft and disposed between said nut and said ring so as to resiliently and adjustably bias said ring against said vertical member.