Patent ID: 7469919
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B60D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly for restricting access to a coupler, the assembly comprising: a. a body configured for engagement with at least one surface of a coupler, the body including a coupler engagement portion and a laterally extending slot; b. a coupler engagement member moveably coupled to the body and laterally movable within the slot, the coupler engagement member extending perpendicularly from the slot for engagement with a ball cavity of the coupler; and c. a securing mechanism for laterally securing the coupler engagement member relative to the body in a coupler retaining position; wherein when the coupler engagement member is inserted in the ball cavity of the coupler and the coupler engagement member is secured in the coupler retaining position, the coupler engagement portion of the body prevents withdrawal of the coupler engagement member from the ball cavity.