Device for marking motor vehicles

Details Device for marking motor vehicles Device for marking motor vehicles

1991-09-20

1994-11-22

Williams, Hezron E.

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Of burglary or unauthorized use

340571, 116211, B60R 2510

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053672879

ABSTRACT:
A device for marking motor vehicles in order to assist law enforcement officers in identifying and apprehending a motor vehicle that has illegally fled after being stopped. The vehicle marking device comprises plastic pouches or sacs containing dye, and explosive cartridges such as model rocket propellant for rupturing the pouches and expelling the dye onto an exterior surface of a motor vehicle. An electronic control for firing the explosive cartridges includes a master switch for arming and disarming the marking device, an inertia switch for detecting motion of the motor vehicle, and a timer for delaying firing of the explosive cartridges for a predetermined period of time after the inertia switch detects motion.

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