ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,710, issued on May 27.
"Easy connect trailer hitch lock" was invented by Chad Onufrak (Kimball, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprising a first arm, a second arm and a locking mechanism. The first arm may comprise a first opening. The second arm may comprise a second opening. The first arm may be attached to the locking mechanism. The second arm may be removably attached to the locking mechanism. The first arm and the second arm may be formed to fit around a receiver tube for a trailer hitch. The first opening may be configured to fit over a first locking pin that extends through a first side of the receiver tube...