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US 2023/0143140 A1Published application
Unattended trailer hitch lock
AssigneeAltor Locks, LLC
InventorsDylan Cato, Austin Lazo
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Abstract
A trailer hitch lock provides a finned, external shell around a centrally-disposed lock assembly. The material of the shell, its distribution of fins, and the fin dimensions all cooperate to defeat a destructive attack on the lock by a portable angle grinder.
Claims16
A trailer hitch lock that comprises:
- (a) a lock assembly that includes a locking mechanism operably movable vertically from a first unlocked position into a second locked position, wherein said locking assembly is disposed in a vertically-oriented, central chamber located within (b) a grinder-resistant shell comprising a plurality of fins that radially extend from said locking assembly by a distance within the range of 36-100 mm, wherein the grinder-resistant shell surrounds said lock assembly and exhibits a slot that is shaped to receive and engage a trailer hitch receiver coupling.
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