A wheel-locking device 100 for a towable vehicle having a pre-fitted mounting fixture (20, figure 1A) accessible through an aperture (42) of a wheel (40) of the vehicle, the aperture being defined between an adjacent pair of spokes (44a, 44B) and a rim (46) of the wheel. The wheel-locking device comprising: a body 110, coupled with an elongate locking member 120, which is positioned through the aperture to engage the mounting fixture. A securing means 122 which releasably secures the elongate locking member to the mounting fixture, and an extendable arm 130 with a leading part 130A movable between an extended position and a locking position. A hook member 140 provided on the leading part, and a lock mechanism 150 operative to lock the leading part in a selected position relative to the body. The hook member comprises a first hook portion 142 configured to extend along a front portion of a spoke of the wheel and a transversely extending section 144 configured to extend through a second wheel aperture. There can be a second hook portion 146, opposing the first hook portion, configured to extend along a rear portion of the spoke.
Wheel-locking device for a towable vehicle
19.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |