An apparatus includes a cylindrical housing for fitting about a spigot. The housing has a first bore extending along a partial length thereof and a first end. The housing further has a second bore, abutting against the first end of the first bore, which has a lesser diameter than the first bore diameter. A cylindrical sleeve includes a bore extending along a partial length thereof, a rough outer surface, has opposed ends, and has a length less than that of the housing. One end is engageable with...

A protective casing against theft of car radio sets is provided, comprised of front and rear matching sections. Integrally formed with the front casing section is a housing for the body part of a separable padlock. The shackle part of the padlock is protectively housed in an integrally formed extension of the rear casing section. The casing is mountable on the car floor by a U-shaped leg.

A battery locking means comprising two nuts adapted to be threaded to the top ends of two battery hold down posts respectively located on opposite sides of the battery. One of the nuts has a single chain link attached thereto and the other nut has attached thereto a chain link of a length of chain. The length of the chain is sufficient to extend over the battery to allow one of its links to fit around a single link of chain whereby the shackle of a padlock may be inserted through the single link...

A lockable closure for a gasoline filler tube is provided including a threaded extension which can be tightly threaded into the upper open end of a vehicle filler tube. The closure housing has an opening extending through the housing to communicate with the filler tube cavity as well as a flat upper surface of the housing which provides a sealing surface for a vapor boot during refueling. A locking plate assembly has a pair of spaced apart plates slidably received in the closure housing for move...

An assembly for restricting access to a coupler includes a body, a ball cavity engagement member; and a securing mechanism. The body is configured for engagement with at least one surface of the coupler. The body includes a coupler engagement portion. The ball cavity engagement member is movably coupled to the body and configured for engagement with a ball cavity of the coupler. The securing mechanism can fix the position of the ball cavity engagement member relative to the body such that the as...

A locking device includes a shackle member and a key operable locking head that may be fastened onto a latch portion of the shackle member. The locking head has a housing and a rotatable retainer and a lock core in the interior of the housing. The lock core is mechanically coupled to the retainer, and both the retainer and the lock core are axially oriented with respect to an axial opening in the housing. The latch portion is axially insertable through the axial opening when the lock core is in ...

A locking device includes a shackle member that includes an elongated shank portion, a stop portion on a first end and a latch portion on a second end. A locking head includes a locking mechanism that has an entryway to receive the latch portion and is movable between a locked state to retain the latch portion and a unlock state to release the latch portion. A head cover includes a cover portion that engages the locking head and a flange portion that extends inwardly to define an opening to rece...

An anti-theft, lock-operated plug assembly capable of being removably mounted in the socket portion of a trailer hitch to prevent the trailer vehicle of which the hitch forms a part from being moved by a power vehicle having a trailer hitch ball. The assembly includes a disposable guide for drilling holes at predetermined positions in said socket portion to permit use of said anti-theft plug.

A vehicle anti-theft device uses a rigid bar removably set between a turned vehicle wheel and the wheel well to block movement of the vehicle and prevent its theft. The anti-theft device consists of a rigid rod attached to a bracket by a locking pin locked through mating transverse aperatures in the rod and bracket. The bracket is mountable in the wheel well of the vehicle.

A security device for spare wheel winch for preventing the spare wheel winch from being lowered beneath the vehicle. The security device for spare wheel winch includes a tubular member having a first open end and a second open end and also having a bore extending therethrough and further having a bracket-like portion disposed at the first end thereof; and also includes a locking assembly for preventing the spare wheel winch from being lowered.