Patent ID: 6408658
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60R,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A trailer wheel rim lock device for impeding movement of a trailer, comprising:a stationary hardened solid round L-shaped steel jaw member having one end formed as a tip with a rubber end cap thereon and an opposite end affixed to top and bottom hinge plates; a movable hardened solid round L-shaped steel jaw member having one end formed as a tip with a rubber end cap thereon and an opposite end having an aperture, said opposite end being received between the top and bottom hinge plates adjacent the stationary jaw member, and said aperture being aligned with an aperture in the top and bottom hinge plates to receive a hardened hinge pin; a hardened steel chain having a first end and a second end; a chain anchor block affixed to the stationary jaw member by a swaged pin at a position adjacent the hinge plates and having the first end of the chain affixed thereto; a chain guide member affixed to the movable jaw member at a position adjacent the hinge plates to receive the chain therethrough; and a padlock; and wherein the jaws are placed around opposing sides of a wheel rim and the chain is passed through the guide member and tightened until the movable jaw is tightened toward the stationary jaw and the jaws are securely around the wheel rim, the second end of the chain is then padlocked to a link at an intermediate point of the chain to secure and lock the device to the wheel rim.