Patent ID: 8074775

Claim:
A method for immobilizing a wheel of a vehicle comprising: positioning a pair of discrete chocks on opposite sides of a wheel and on a rolling surface, each chock having a first end and a second opposite end; adjusting a relative distance between the pair of chocks such that the chocks are positioned adjacent to the wheel so as to prevent the wheel from rolling, wherein the adjusting step comprises adjusting a relative distance between the pair of chocks with an adjustment member coupled proximate to each of the respective first ends of the pair of chocks; securing a single flexible member to an axle of the wheel by wrapping the single flexible member at least one revolution about the axle; and securing the single flexible member to the pair of chocks, wherein the flexible member has a pair of free ends and each free end is attached to a respective one of the pair of chocks so as to immobilize the wheel, wherein the step of securing the flexible member to the pair of chocks comprises attaching the flexible member to the chocks such that each free end is attached proximate to respective second ends of each of the chocks.