Patent ID: RE38951

Claim:
A device for locking the a brake or clutch pedal and a brake or clutch pedal shaft of a vehicle and preventing the theft of said vehicle, said vehicle device comprising: a base member for a placement on the a floorboard of the vehicle beneath a the brake or clutch pedal and the brake or clutch pedal shaft; a U-shaped housing extending downward and having a first arm attached to the said base and having a second shorter arm defining a gap for receipt of receiving the brake or clutch pedal shaft, said space gap between the said first and second arms defining a slot for receiving the brake or clutch pedal shaft and permitting its full extension of the brake or clutch pedal shaft upward through said slot; and a locking mechanism associated with the said first arm for locking the an underside of the brake or clutch pedal shaft within the said slot such that the brake or clutch pedal shaft cannot be depressed.