Locking system for gooseneck trailer hitch

Details Locking system for gooseneck trailer hitch Locking system for gooseneck trailer hitch

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Stodola, Daniel P. (Department: 3676)

Locks

Portable

C070S057000, C070S258000, C280S507000, C280S511000, C280S512000, C280S425200

Reexamination Certificate

active

06880368

ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for locking a gooseneck trailer hitch such that a hitch ball cannot be inserted into or removed from the hitch. In one preferred embodiment, the hasp of a lock is passed through the retainer bracket of the hitch and locked with or without passing through the hitch handle. In another embodiment, a lock pin with an eyelet on one end is inserted into the retainer bracket of the hitch, and the hasp of a lock is passed through the eyelet and the hitch handle. In yet another embodiment, a lock pin with an eyelet on one end is inserted into a pair of openings on the cover plate surrounding the hitch handle, and the hasp of a lock is passed through the eyelet and the hitch handle.

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