Patent ID: 6434982
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock device for preventing access to a landing gear of a tractor trailer having a crank handle extending from a dolly-leg crank arm and in a folded position comprising:a rectangular steel box comprising a front half portion and a rear half portion, and a hinge joining the portions together; said front half portion comprising an L-shaped main wall having an extended portion with a first aperture in an exposed corner and an end wall with a cutout; said rear half portion comprising a main rectangular wall bounded by a stepped wall and a sidewall joined by a channel having a flange having a second aperture extending from said sidewall; and a key operated bar-shaped metal locking cylinder element having a pin in a notch for penetrating said first and second apertures of said front and rear half portions when joined around said folded crank handle and dolly-leg crank arm to prevent unauthorized access to the landing gear.