Patent ID: 7513133

Claim:
A padlock device for a vehicle comprising: a bracket having two ends, the bracket for clamping a chassis element of the vehicle; a rod having two ends, one end having a stop and a counterplate mounted slidably on the rod, the rod passing through the two ends of the bracket and the stop abutting on the two ends of the bracket; a pin having a rod hole therein, the other end of the rod fitting in the rod hole and coupled securely to the pin; a lever having a an eccentric head, the pin mounted in the eccentric head and the lever rotatable about the pin; a locking means for locking the lever to the pin to prevent rotation; a locking endpiece; and an assembly mounted in the lever, radially to the pin, the assembly comprising a slidable bolt with a window for the locking endpiece, a slidable lock body and a compression spring, where the bolt and locking body are both slidable in the lever between a forward and rearward position so as to lock and unlock the locking endpiece and the locking means.