Patent ID: 7635143

Claim:
A system for protecting a trailer coupler, comprising: a first arm containing a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, said top portion of said first arm containing a first opening; and a second arm containing a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, said second arm being rotatably connected to said first arm, wherein said top portion of said second arm contains a first opening; wherein, said trailer coupler fits within said system and wherein aligning said first opening of said first arm and said first opening of said second arm forms a system top portion opening that allows access to a hitch of said trailer coupler while not allowing access to other top portions of said trailer coupler or side portions of said trailer coupler, and wherein said bottom portion of said first arm contains a step and wherein said bottom portion of said second arm contains a step, aligning of said step of said first arm adjacent said step of said second step resulting is preventing access to a ball socket of said trailer coupler.