Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of burglary or unauthorized use
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-27
2001-05-08
Trieu, Van T. (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of burglary or unauthorized use
C340S425500, C340S471000, C307S010200, C362S503000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06229436
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an anti-theft device for vehicles and more particularly pertains to preventing theft of a vehicle by flashing a series of lights without any audible sounds.
It is well known that most newer model vehicles are equipped with an alarm to prevent theft. Most of these alarms are audible and quite loud. The effectiveness of these alarms has been reduced due to the frequent false alarms that occur thereby resulting in people ignoring these sounds. What is needed is a device that will silently deter a would-be-thief from stealing a vehicle.
The present invention seeks to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a security system for vehicles that has strobe lights mounted on the framing just under the edge of the windows connected to an independent electrical source. When the alarm is activated, a silent alarm starts and can't be deactivated by anyone other than the vehicle owner.
The use of anti-theft devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, anti-theft devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of preventing vehicle theft are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe an anti-theft device for vehicles for preventing theft of a vehicle by flashing a series of lights without any audible sounds.
In this respect, the anti-theft device for vehicles according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of preventing theft of a vehicle by flashing a series of lights without any audible sounds.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles which can be used for preventing theft of a vehicle by flashing a series of lights without any audible sounds. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of anti-theft devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved anti-theft device for vehicles. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a plurality of flashing lights disposed around a periphery of a windshield of a vehicle. The flashing lights are in communication with sensors disposed intermittently within the vehicle. The flashing lights are powered by a power source positioned within the vehicle. A strobe light is disposed within a dashboard of the vehicle. The strobe light is in communication with the sensors. The strobe light is powered by the power source.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the invention to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such an anti-theft device for vehicles economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles for preventing theft of a vehicle by flashing a series of lights without any audible sounds.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved anti-theft device for vehicles including a plurality of flashing lights disposed around a periphery of a windshield of a vehicle. The flashing lights are in communication with sensors disposed intermittently within the vehicle. The flashing lights are powered by a power source positioned within the vehicle. A strobe light is disposed within a dashboard of the vehicle. The strobe light is in communication with the sensors. The strobe light is powered by the power source.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4981363 (1991-01-01), Lipman
patent: 5861801 (1999-01-01), Cullen
patent: 5988839 (1999-11-01), Pokorney et al.
Goldstein & Canino
Trieu Van T.
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