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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:57:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

We had one of these on the family tent camper, minus the toggle
lever. To lock, the side had to be squeezed in so the sleeve would
slide forward under spring pressure and lock things. It always
worked, even when it got rusty. Got some nice blood blisters a few
times from getting pinched by the sleeve, too. I always worried about
the sleeve spring rusting out, but it never did. Getting the sleeve
back after a long trip was always fun, my dad always had a rubber
mallet to tenderize it, road vibration really wedged it. Might be why
they added the toggle.

Thats whats installed on my CargoMate...a 5x8 clone of the WellsCargo
trailer.

Works good , though I had to ponder on it for a bit the first time I saw
it.

I've always heard that called a bulldog coupler.
I have one on my 18-ft enclosed tag trailer