A new and improved handlebar locking device for use with a motorized vehicle from the class of vehicles having a handlebar such as wave runners, jet skis and motorcycles comprising, in combination:
- a pair of cylindrical tubular members with each having a distal end, a proximal end and an opening therethrough, each opening being capable of receipt therein a handle of a handlebar, each tubular member having a length for allowing complete encapsulation of the handle, each tubular member having an enlarged inner diameter to encapsulate the handle having a throttle attached thereto, each tubular member further having an exterior surface with a ball joint assembly spaced from the proximal end attached thereto;
- each ball joint assembly having a member, a ball and a socket member, the member having a first end being encased within the ball and a second end being joined to the socket member, each ball joint assembly allows the tubular members to swivel so as to accommodate the various positions of the handles of the handlebar;
- a locking assembly having a box-like configuration with a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of distal side walls and a pair of proximal side walls having a passage therethrough, the passage having a generally rectangular chamber centrally positioned and formed therein, the chamber having a first wall, a second wall and an orifice extending through to the top wall of the locking assembly, the first wall having a top edge and a bottom edge spaced from the bottom wall with a locking lever capable of movement attached thereto, the chamber having a spacing formed between the locking lever and the first wall, a bias element positioned within the spacing between the locking lever and the first wall, a locking cylinder within the orifice having an interior radius bar and an exterior key slot accessible from the top wall of the locking assembly;
- a first elongated cylindrical rod having an internal end positioned within the locking assembly and an external end engaging one of the ball joint assemblies of one of the tubular members, the first rod having a smooth exterior surface;
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- a second elongated cylindrical rod positionable within the locking assembly and engaging one of the ball joint assemblies of one of the tubular members, the second elongated cylindrical rod having an external end and an internal end with ribbed projections adjacent thereto encircling a portion of an exterior surface, the ribbed projections for engaging the locking lever of the locking assembly allowing the locking lever to press against the bias element when an external force pushes the second rod into the locking assembly, the second rod having a decreased diameter for enabling the first rod to receive the second rod therewithin as it passes through the locking assembly, the ribbed projection engaging of the locking lever secures a portion of the second rod within the locking assembly to an extent necessary to secure each tubular member over the handle and the throttle to prevent use, the locking lever will release the second rod when the key slot of the cylinder being engaged by a key rotates the radius bar to a position for movement of the locking lever beyond the diameter of the second rod.