Patent ID: 8070178

Claim:
A protective safety cover for use upon a pin box and king pin of a trailer, said safety cover comprising a main panel having at least one edge, and an opening adapted to receive said king pin of said trailer therethrough; a perimeter wall extending perpendicularly to said at least one edge of said main panel; and a retainer member connected to said main panel and adapted to securely and removably attach said safety cover to said pin box of said trailer and around said king pin and said pin box, to thereby surround said king pin and protect a person from accidentally hitting said king pin and said pin box; said main panel has a rectangular shape; said perimeter wall extends around three edges of said main panel; said opening has an oblong shape; said retainer member is elongated and has opposite attachment ends that are adapted to connect to said main panel at two separate attachment points; said attachment points are formed as channels; and said attachment ends include channel connectors, such that said channel connectors are removably secured to respective channels and thereby said retainer member is removably secured to said main panel.