Patent ID: 10406963

Abstract:
Vehicle securing apparatuses may include a main support arm. A base arm may be carried by the main support arm. A retainer assembly arm may be carried by the main support arm in spaced-apart relationship to the base arm. A retainer space may be defined by and between the base arm and the retainer assembly arm. A retainer assembly may include a retainer hasp pivotally carried by the retainer assembly arm. The retainer hasp may be pivotal between a retaining position extending into the retainer space and a release position substantially clearing the retainer space by application of force from outside and toward the retainer space against the retainer hasp. A hasp retaining member may be disposed in mechanical cooperation with the retainer hasp to normally maintain the retainer hasp in the retaining position on the retainer assembly arm. Accordingly, a structural member on an ATV or other vehicle may be extended into the retainer space as the structural member pushes the retainer hasp from the retaining position to the release position. The retainer hasp may return to the retaining position to retain the structural member in the retainer space as the structural member clears or passes beyond the retainer hasp.