Anti-Theft Device for Trailer Hitches

An anti-theft device (20), comprising:

• a C-shaped member (40), wherein said C-shaped member (40) defines an upper portion (60) and a lower portion (80),
• wherein said upper portion (60) defines an upper portion internal side (100) and an upper portion external side (110), said upper portion internal side (100) defines a channel (120),
• wherein said lower portion (80) defines a lower portion internal side (140) and a lower portion external side (160), said lower portion internal side (140) defines a female through-hole (187), wherein said female through-hole (187) extends between said lower portion internal side (140) and said lower portion external side (160), wherein a through-hole (200) extends between said lower portion internal side (140) and said lower portion external side (160), wherein said female through-hole (187) and said through-hole (200) are essentially perpendicular with respect to each other;
• a handle (240) comprising a shaft (260) and a ball (280), said ball (280) is located atop of said shaft (260), said shaft (260) comprises a longitudinal male member (300) extending away essentially at a perpendicular angle from said shaft (260), said longitudinal male member (300) defines a first opposite end (320) and a second opposite end (340), said first opposite end (320) is sized to fit inside said female through-hole (187), said second opposite end (340) is attached to said shaft (260), said longitudinal male member (300) defines a circumferential groove (365);
• a lock mechanism (380) in operable communication with said circumferential groove (365) via said through-hole (200);
• and
• a lock housing (440), wherein said lock housing (440) is located at least partly around said lock mechanism (380),
• wherein said upper portion (60), said lower portion (80), and said lock housing (440) are cast as a single piece.

An anti-theft device (20), comprising:

• a C-shaped member (40), wherein said C-shaped member (40) defines an upper portion (60) and a lower portion (80),
• wherein said upper portion (60) defines an upper portion internal side (100) and an upper portion external side (110), said upper portion internal side (100) defines a channel (120), wherein said channel (120) defines a first end (125) and a second end (130),
• wherein said lower portion (80) defines a lower portion internal side (140) and a lower portion external side (160), said lower portion internal side (140) defines a female blind hole (180), wherein a through-hole (200) extends between said lower portion internal side (140) and said lower portion external side (160), said female blind hole (180) being located in a central portion (220) of said lower portion internal side (140);
• a handle (240) comprising a shaft (260) and a ball (280), said ball (280) is located atop of said shaft (260), said shaft (260) comprises a longitudinal male member (300) extending away essentially at a perpendicular angle from said shaft (260), said longitudinal male member (300) defines a first opposite end (320) and a second opposite end (340), said first opposite end (320) is sized to fit inside said female blind hole (180), said second opposite end (340) is attached to said shaft (260), said longitudinal male member (300) defines a circumferential groove (365);
• a lock mechanism (380) in operable communication with said circumferential groove