Abstract: A novel latch mechanism for a trailer hitch assembly used to interconnect a towing vehicle to a drawn vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a frame, mounted on the towing vehicle, having an upwardly extending pintle and a cavity disposed adjacent the pintle for receiving the coupling element of the drawn vehicle; a spring-biased, pivotally-mounted latch extending over the frame cavity, having a notch and a ledge disposed adjacent its forward end; and a spring-biased, pivotally-mounted pawl, generally overlying the latch, having a cam disposed adjacent its forward end and its rear end adjacent and in seated relation in the notch of the latch.