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AssigneeLiberty Industries Investments, LLC d/b/a Liberty Trailers
InventorsMichael Teso, Jeremy Deaton, Harpreet Shaunki, Johnathan Bradley
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A theft-resistant coupling system for a trailer having a tongue includes a hitch receiver configured to receive a vehicle-engaging member for coupling the trailer to a vehicle. A coupler is receivably matable with the hitch receiver. The coupler includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. A blocking member is coupled to the distal portion that is substantially incapable of being functionally mated to a vehicle-engaging member, thereby preventing the vehicle from safely towing the trailer. A lock is movable between a locked position for locking the coupler to the hitch receiver and an unlocked position for permitting the coupler to be removed from the hitch receiver.
A theft-resistant coupling system for use with a trailer having a tongue comprising:
The coupling system of claim 10 wherein the plug comprises a plate fixedly coupled to the distal end of the coupler, the plate having an area greater than the cross-sectional area of the interior passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.