Patent ID: 8152194
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B60D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A utility trailer security device comprising: a base; a first prong, second prong, and third prong, each prong being constructed from a spring wire member, each prong being fixedly attached to an edge of a circumference of said base, wherein a free end of each prong projects upward from the base and curls towards a center of the base, the prongs are used to clamp said base to a tow ring; the first prong is longer than the second and third prong, the free end of the first prong forms a hook-shape effective for hanging the base when the second and third prongs are not snapped around the tow ring; a locking post having a first end and a second end, said second end fixedly attached to a center of said base, said first end has a hole, a top plate with an aperture disposed at a center of the top plate, wherein said locking post is inserted through the aperture, said top plate sits on a top side of said tow ring; and a key lock comprising a locking pin mechanism, said locking pin mechanism is inserted through an aperture within said locking post to lock said base and said top plate to one another and secure said tow ring.