An Improved Towball Assembly

Abstract The present invention is a towball assembly for use in combination with a tongue that is pre-attached to a vehicle, the towball assembly includes a ball portion, a shaft 5 portion, a flange, a threaded elongate portion, fasteneing means for use with said threaded portion, and an integrated tool receiving portion. The threaded elongate portion and integrated tool receiving portion is able to pass through a hole on the tongue. The flange is dimensioned so that it sits flush upon the surrounding area in close proximity to the hole, which therefore causes the ball portion, shaft portion and 10 flange to sit above the tongue. A nut and lock washer is then screwed onto the threaded portion so that the nut compresses the lock washer against the underside of the tongue and thereby fastens the towball assembly to the tongue. The integrated tool receiving portion is used when the towball assembly is either being attached, or loosened, or removed from the tongue. The integrated tool receiving portion can 15 accommodate one tool, and the nut can accommodate another tool, so that a user can use the pair of tools simultaneously and independently, so that when they are turned in opposite directions with respect to each other, the nut is either tightened or loosened with respect to the tongue. (PRIOR ART)