Hitch lock
US6578392B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5009
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hitch lock for inhibiting the theft of a trailer. The hitch lock includes a base member having a base plate. The base plate is designed for abutting a bottom of the trailer hitch. The base member has a rod portion. The rod portion is coupled to the base plate whereby the rod portion extends through an aperture of the trailer hitch. A top plate has a receiving bore. The receiving bore slidably receives the rod portion of the base member. The top plate is designed for abutting a top of the trailer hitch when the receiving bore receives the rod portion of the base member and the base plate abuts the bottom of the trailer hitch. A locking member is selectively couplable to the rod portion of the base member for securing the top plate to the base member.
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