Abstract: A trailer hitch assembly is provided for coupling a trailer to a vehicle, the lead vehicle being equipped with a standard ball-type hitch, and the trailer hitch assembly comprising a body securely attached to the trailer, the interior surface thereof forming a cylindrical cavity, the cylindrical cavity being open at one end thereof for insertion of the ball-type hitch and the opposite end thereof being closed, the interior surface at the closed end forming a curved surface which substantially conforms to a portion of the ball-type hitch; a plurality of steel balls rotatably embedded within the body such that a portion of each steel ball extends through the interior surface of the body into the cavity to secure the ball-type hitch within the cavity; and retraction means for temporarily retracting the steel balls completely within the body to allow ingress and egress of the ball-type hitch into and out of the cavity, respectively.