초록 ▼

The trailer wheel locking device to prevent rotation of a set of wheels on a common axle has an elongated rod in which one end has a stop and a second end having an annular groove defined therein for receiving a locking mechanism. The length of the rod spans the width of the vehicle, thereby spannin

The trailer wheel locking device to prevent rotation of a set of wheels on a common axle has an elongated rod in which one end has a stop and a second end having an annular groove defined therein for receiving a locking mechanism. The length of the rod spans the width of the vehicle, thereby spanning the wheels on the common axle being locked. The device is installed by passing the rod through the openings of the wheels and includes two movable washers placed on the rod at opposite ends in order to prevent the device from passing through the wheel openings.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A trailer wheel lock device comprising:an elongated rod having a head end and a second end, said rod being sized and dimensioned for extending through openings defined in wheels disposed at opposite ends of a trailer axle, said rod having an annular groove for engaging a latch pin of a lock defin

1. A trailer wheel lock device comprising:an elongated rod having a head end and a second end, said rod being sized and dimensioned for extending through openings defined in wheels disposed at opposite ends of a trailer axle, said rod having an annular groove for engaging a latch pin of a lock defined about the rod at said head end, said groove defining a head;a stop located at said second end of said rod;a rod receiving lock having a housing having an inner end and an outer end, said inner end having an opening defined therein dimensioned and configured for receiving said head end of the rod and engaging said head for locking over said head; anda thrust washer having a radial mounting slot for axially mounting said thrust washer on said rod, said rod having a receiving groove spaced from said rod head so sized as to receive said thrust washed;wherein said rod is adapted for insertion through corresponding openings in a pair of trailer wheels on opposite ends of a trailer axle with the stop abutting one of the wheels and a lock mechanism attached to the head end of the rod so as to abut the other of said wheels so as to lock the trailer wheels against rotation. 2. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 1, further comprising a first washer disposed on said rod and located at said second end of said rod abutting said stop for preventing the second end of said rod from passing through an opening in a trailer wheel. 3. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 2, further comprising a second washer disposed on the head end of said rod for bearing against a trailer wheel. 4. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 1, said thrust washer having an outer face having a lock seat recess therein for receiving an inner portion of the housing of said receiver receiving lock. 5. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 4, wherein said thrust washer receiving groove in said rod is spaced from said head a length such that the inner end of said lock is seated in said lock seat recess when said lock is engaged with said rod head. 6. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 5, wherein said lock seat recess extends radially from an intermediate point along said mounting slot to the opposite periphery of said thrust washer. 7. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 6, wherein said lock seat recess extends about half the thickness of said thrust washer, forming a surface parallel with said thrust washer outer face. 8. The trailer wheel locking device according to claim 7, wherein said lock seat recess surface extends along the length of said mounting slot, forming grooves therein having groove walls separated by a distance such as to fit over said rod when said thrust washer is installed in said thrust washer receiving groove.