Trailer receiver lock
AssigneeCequent Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorFrancis Bernart
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a trailer receiver lock for locking a trailer hitch to prevent unauthorized use. An embodiment of the trailer receiver lock for locking a trailer hitch, wherein the trailer hitch includes a receiver and a hitch bar, may include a body including a locking mechanism and a pin member including a base. A first leg may extend from the base, wherein the first leg may include an end capable of insertion into an aperture in the receiver and an aperture in the hitch bar. A second leg may extending from the base, wherein the second leg may include an end capable of insertion into the body. The second leg may also include at least one engagement portion capable of engagement with the locking mechanism.
Claims18
A trailer receiver lock comprising:
- a body including a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a pin member including a first leg and a second leg, wherein said pin member is capable of engagement with said apertures of said body;
- a locking mechanism located within said body;
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- wherein said pin member includes an engagement portion capable of engagement with said locking mechanism.
A trailer receiver lock for locking a trailer hitch, wherein the trailer hitch includes a receiver and a hitch bar, said trailer receiver lock comprising:
- a body including a locking mechanism;
- a pin member including a base;
- a first leg extending from said base, wherein said first leg includes an end capable of insertion into an aperture in the receiver and an aperture in the hitch bar;
- a second leg extending from said base, wherein said second leg includes an end capable of insertion into said body;
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- wherein said second leg includes at least one engagement portion capable of engagement with said locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.