Wheelock for vehicle wheels

Claim 1

Apparatus selectively lockable about a peripheral section of a vehicle wheel, restraining vehicle wheel rotation and restraining wheel removal from the vehicle axle comprising a. a pair of mating members encompassing, in mated condition, a peripheral portion of a wheel-mounted tire, said mating members contacting the rim of the wheel on which it is mounted so as to restrain wheel rotation, said mating members having a boltaccepting passage and each having at least one generally flat mating face arranged perpendicular to said bolt-accepting passage, the mating face of each member having at least one protruding tab and one receiving recess arranged on opposite sides of said bolt-accepting passage, the corresponding tab and recess on said mating faces are arranged to inter-fit and align with each other when said members are in a mated condition with said mating faces in contact; b. means selectively securing said mating members in mated condition, said securing means having a bolt means extending through said bolt-accepting passage and arranged whereby when said bolt means is tightened, said mating members will be securely clamped to the rim of said wheel; and c. arm means extending radially of said wheel and being selectively mountable and lockable at a point intermediate to its ends along one outerside of one of said mating members, said arm means being arranged whereby one end is disposed adjacent said mating member to cover at least a portion of said securing means and the opposite end having a cover means arranged to at least conceal a portion of a means securing the wheel to said vehicle axle to prevent removal of the wheel from said axle.