Abstract: A coupling assembly for a trailing hitch having a sleeve member mounted on a tongue of a trailer and constituting an extension thereof. A removable coupling member is detachably attached to a hitch, wherein the coupling member slidably engages with the sleeve member and is moveable between a rear locking position and a forward detaching position that detaches the coupling member from the sleeve member. A locking bar pivotally is mounted on the sleeve member, wherein when the coupling member is in the rear locking position and the locking bar is in the closed position, the locking bar lockingly engages the sleeve member and the coupling member. When the locking bar is in the open position and the hitch is detached, the removable coupling member can be detached from the sleeve member and stored.