Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of burglary or unauthorized use
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-11
2001-01-09
Hofsass, Jeffery A. (Department: 2736)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of burglary or unauthorized use
Reexamination Certificate
active
06172599
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to vehicular alarms and more particularly pertains to a new remote vehicular alarm for alerting a remote user of the infiltration of a vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of vehicular alarms is known in the prior art. More specifically, vehicular alarms heretofore devised and utilized 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.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,665,379; U.S. Pat. No. 4,438,426; U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,368; U.S. Pat. No. 4,296,402; U.S. Pat. No. 5,708,308; and U.S. Pat. Des. No. 303,080.
In these respects, the remote vehicular alarm according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of alerting a remote user of the infiltration of a vehicle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of vehicular alarms now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new remote vehicular alarm construction wherein the same can be utilized for alerting a remote user of the infiltration of a vehicle.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new remote vehicular alarm apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the vehicular alarms mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new remote vehicular alarm which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art vehicular alarms, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a plurality of vehicle sensors including a plurality of door sensors each mounted on a door of a vehicle. The vehicle sensors are adapted to generate an activation signal upon the detection of at least one of the doors being opened. Associated therewith is a trunk sensor mounted on a trunk of the vehicle and adapted to generate the activation signal upon the detection of the opening of the trunk. A hood sensor is mounted on a hood of the vehicle and is adapted to generate the activation signal upon the detection of the opening of the hood. Mounted within the vehicle is a horn for emitting an audible alarm upon the actuation thereof. A battery is also situated within the vehicle beneath the hood thereof for powering purposes.
FIG. 1
shows a control unit including a housing having a substantially rectangular configuration with a top face, a bottom face, and a periphery formed therebetween. Such periphery is defined by a pair of elongated side faces and a pair of short end faces. As shown in
FIG. 4
, the top face of the control unit has a pair of brackets mounted thereon and extending therefrom beyond the end faces for being secured to a dash of the vehicle. One of the side faces of the control unit has a light adapted to illuminate upon the actuation thereof. The control unit is connected to the sensors, the horn, and the battery. In use, the control unit is adapted for transmitting an alarm signal via free space and actuate the horn upon the receipt of the activation signal from at least one of sensors. With reference now to
FIGS. 2 & 3
, a remote unit is provided including a housing with a substantially rectangular configuration. The housing of the remote unit is defined by a top face, a bottom face, and a thin periphery formed therebetween defined by a pair of elongated side faces and a pair of short end faces. One of the end faces of the remote unit has a key mechanism coupled thereto and extended therefrom in perpendicular relationship therewith. Such key mechanism is adapted for opening one of the doors of the vehicle. Another one of the end faces of the remote unit has an eyelet coupled thereto for securing keys thereon. The top face of the remote unit has a speaker mounted thereon for emitting an audible alarm upon the actuation thereof. In use, the remote unit serves to actuate the speaker upon the receipt of the alarm signal via free space, thereby affording a remote indication that the vehicle has been infiltrated.
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 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 present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new remote vehicular alarm apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the vehicular alarms mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new remote vehicular alarm which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art vehicular alarms, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new remote vehicular alarm which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new remote vehicular alarm which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new remote vehicular alarm 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 remote vehicular alarm economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new remote vehicular alarm which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new remote vehicular alarm for alerting a remote user of the infiltration of a vehicle.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new remote vehicular alarm that includes at least one vehicle sensor adapted for generating an activation signal upon the detection of the infiltration of a vehicl
Hofsass Jeffery A.
Tweel , Jr. John
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