US 2025/0313286 A1 · GOOSENECK COUPLER LOCK

Abstract

A trailer coupler (e.g., gooseneck coupler) lock assembly includes a lock housing (housing), a retainer plate (retainer) and a coupler head case (case). The retainer and case each include a tab with a hole that extends through a window in the lock housing and is engaged by a shackle of a hidden shackle padlock, which locks the retainer and case to the housing. The housing and the case define a volume for receiving a gooseneck coupler head, with upper panels of the case and housing protecting and impeding removal of the gooseneck coupler head. A ball profile extends from a base of the case into a socket of the head of the coupler. The retainer and/or one or more notches in the lock housing secure a latching mechanism of the gooseneck coupler in a locked position, preventing disengagement of the ball profile.

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Dependent claims

A gooseneck coupler lock assembly comprising:

a base, the base having 4 sides and a first wall extending upward from the base along a first side, a second wall extending upward from the base along a second side, a third wall extending upward from the base along a third side, and each wall including a top, and an upper base panel extending from the top of each of the first, second and third walls, and each upper base panel overhanging the base;
a front panel coupled to the base and including a top, and an upper front panel extending from the top of the front panel, and the upper front panel overhanging the base at the fourth side of the base;
a lock securing the base to the front panel;
a ball profile extending from the base;
wherein the base, first, second and third walls, and the front panel define a volume for receiving a head of a gooseneck coupler, and the upper base panels and upper front panel define an obstruction that prevents removal of the gooseneck coupler from the volume.

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A trailer coupler lock assembly comprising:

a case defining a volume for receiving a head of a trailer coupler, the case including a first tab with a first hole for receiving a shackle;
a ball profile coupled to the case, the ball profile including a disc and a pedestal, the pedestal extending vertically and supporting the disc, and the disc being horizontal, the disc being sized for engagement by the trailer coupler;
and
a lock housing coupled to the base, the lock housing including a window through which the first tab extends.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Gooseneck coupler lock

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Gooseneck coupler lock

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