Integrated pin and clip
AssigneeMaster Lock Company LLC
InventorsRolf Hohmann, Chris Irgens, Gary Burmesch, Kerry Jacques, Victor Yip, Mark Handel
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Abstract
An integrated pin and clip for securing vehicle trailer components. The integrated pin and clip includes a shaft member and a clip member. The clip member is movable between a locked and an unlocked position. The unlocked position allows for the integrated pin and clip to be inserted and withdrawn from a receiving aperture in a vehicle trailer component, such as a receiver. The locked position does not allow the integrated pin and clip to be inserted and withdrawn from the aperture. The integrated pin and clip also includes retention means that secures the clip in either the locked position or the unlocked position.
Claims8
An integrated pin and clip comprising:
- a shaft member;
- a locking member located at a first end of said shaft member, wherein said locking member is movable between a first position that is generally coaxial to said shaft member and a second position that is generally perpendicular to said shaft member;
- and
- retention means that secures said locking member in said first position and said second position.
An integrated pin and clip comprising:
- a shaft member;
- a locking member movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first position allows for insertion and removal of the integrated pin and clip into a receiving hole and said second position does not allow for insertion and removal of the integrated pin and clip into a receiving hole;
- and
- retention means that secures said locking member in said first position and said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.