Locking device for recreational articles

A lock apparatus, attachable to a cross bar positioned in an article, comprising:

• a tubular casing, said casing comprising a longitudinal inner bore, said inner bore including a counterbore, said inner bore including a counterbore, a transverse hole through said casing proximal to one end of said casing, and a pair of diametrically opposite parallel slots extending longitudinally from the other end, said slots adapted to receive said cross bar;
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• a bolt adapted to slide within said casing inner bore and to extend beyond the slotted end of said casing, said bolt including a transverse hole proximate to one end and a reduced cross sectional portion forming a notch proximal to the other end of said bolt, said notch adapted to receive said cross bar when said bolt is extended, said bolt further including a flared head at the end of said bolt distal from said notch such that said bolt is prevented from sliding out of said casing, the hole of said bolt positioned such that the hole of said bolt aligns with the hole of said casing in a manner to receive a locking member through said holes to prevent said notch from extending beyond said casing with said cross bar locked between said notch and said casing.