Abstract: A locking device including a securing member and a latching apparatus that is removably connectable to said securing member. The securing member includes an intermediate or bar means, a fixed positioning member or end portion at one end, and a connecting means adjacent the opposite end that may include a threaded portion and a non-circular surface portion. The latching apparatus includes mating connecting means for removably connecting the latching apparatus to the connecting means. The latching apparatus includes a locking mechanism for fixing at least one of the mating portions of the mating connecting means to at least one of the portions of the connecting means on the securing member. The improved securing member and latching apparatus are longitudinally and tortionally fixed together.