Patent ID: 9308815
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B60K,B60Y,E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fuel cap lock device for a fuel tank, the fuel tank having a threaded fill pipe and a fuel cap threadably mountable to the fill pipe, the fuel cap lock device comprising: a base plate having a threaded circular opening, the circular opening having threads and is sized to accommodate the fuel tank fill pipe, a first vertical hinge support secured to the base plate, a second vertical hinge support secured to the base plate opposite the first vertical hinge support, a first hinge mounted to the first vertical support, a second hinge mounted to the second vertical support, a hasp lock having a first strap and a second strap, the first strap mounted to the first hinge, the second strap mounted to the second hinge, wherein the base plate is threaded to the fill pipe prior to the fuel cap being threaded to the fill pipe; wherein the base plate is positionable against the fuel tank, and wherein upon mounting the fuel cap to the fill pipe, the straps overlap, and lock together over the fuel cap, thus securing the fuel cap and preventing its removal.