Patent ID: 9352625
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B60D

Claim Text:
1. An off-vehicle lock device comprising: a first ball end; an undercut portion to the first ball end; a second ball end; an undercut portion to the second ball end; and a center portion disposed between the first and second ball ends, the center portion comprising an aperture; wherein the first ball end, the second ball end and the center portion are positioned along a longitudinal axis; wherein the center portion aperture is disposed substantially transversely relative to the longitudinal axis; wherein the undercut portions are configured to replicate the shape of a hitch ball such that both the first ball end and the second ball end can be alternatively captured within a socket of a trailer coupler; and wherein the first ball end comprises a diameter and the second ball end comprises a diameter, the diameter of the first ball end differing from the diameter of the second ball end.