Gloria D Mason

US Patent:

20080127691, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Nov 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/948919

Inventors:

Thomas Castillo - Garden Grove CA, US
Gloria Mason - Garden Grove CA, US

International Classification:

E05B 65/12

US Classification:

70225

Abstract:

An anti-theft device prevents illicit access to a wheel's hub area and more particularly to the wheel lug nuts. The anti-theft device includes a top faceplate overlying a lug nut bracket. In a preferred embodiment, the top faceplate is coextensive in outline with the underlying lug nut bracket. The top faceplate is detachably secured to the lug nut bracket by a locking device having a cylinder lock connected to a lock arm. The lock arm passes through an aperture in the lug nut bracket during assembly of the top faceplate with the lug nut bracket, but when rotated into a locking position the lock arm retains the lug nut member to the top faceplate. The cylinder lock is key operated, and with a correct key inserted it can be turned to permit removal of the top faceplate from the underlying lug nut bracket 140. Embodiments are shown for use with asymmetrically disposed lug nut members on axles having an odd number of nuts.