Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of burglary or unauthorized use
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-16
2004-05-25
Swarthout, Brent A. (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of burglary or unauthorized use
C070S018000, C070S049000, C070S058000, C292S323000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06741166
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to security locking devices and, more specifically, to automotive electronic accessory units, such as audio equipment security locking apparatus. The present invention deters theft by adding an unobtrusive locking apparatus that is not easily visible and will deter theft because of the increased time and inconvenience in determining what is preventing the removal of the accessory unit.
Theft of automobile components has many various stereotypical forms, one of them being the quick break-in to the passenger compartment and removal of accessory units that are designed for easy removal for purposes of maintenance. Therefore it is the ease of removal that encourages and is of utmost importance to the thief
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other locking devices designed for immobilizing a device to a structure. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 4,003,228 issued to Lievens et al. on Jan. 18, 1977.
Another patent was issued to Loynes et al. on Jan. 3, 1978 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,065,946. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,492 was issued to Conger on Nov. 25, 1980 and still yet another was issued on Nov. 19, 1985 to Caputo et al. as U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,414.
Another patent was issued to Baron on Apr. 15, 1986 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,582,290. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,726,789 was issued to Yaffe on Feb. 23, 1988. Another was issued to Zambias on Dec. 5, 1989 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,884,646 and still yet another was issued on Apr. 3, 1990 to Magrobi as U.S. Pat. No. 4,912,952.
Another patent was issued to Kalis on Feb. 14, 1995 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,434. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,524,859 was issued to Squires et al. on Jun. 11, 1996. Another was issued to Jonic on Feb. 2, 1999 as U.S. Pat. No. Re. 36,075 and still yet another was issued on Nov. 13, 2001 to Goodman et al. as U.S. Pat. No. 6,316,778.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,003,228
Inventor: James Lee Lievens, et al.
Issued: Jan. 18, 1977
A citizen band radio is secured within a vehicle by a high strength cable which is coupled to the radio by a locking device mounted on the antenna connector of the radio.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,065,946
Inventor: Leslie M. Loynes et al.
Issued: Jan. 3, 1978
A tamper proof attachment system is provided to secure a device such as a radio or tape deck in a vehicle. The looped cable passes through an anchoring point and the ends of the looped cable are locked and pass through an attachment device. The attachment device housing has an aperture in one end through which a mounting bolt is positioned and the head of the bolt is free to turn within the housing. The mounting bolt also passes through a mounting bracket and is threaded into a mounting surface of the vehicle. An open end of the attachment device housing is closed by a plug to cover the head of the bolt. In one embodiment the plug has apertures which align with apertures in the housing to permit the cable to pass through and to retain the plug in place. The device such as a tape deck or radio is fastened to the mounting bracket by bolts having tamper proof mounting covers according to the invention.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,492
Inventor: Thurman W. Conger
Issued: Nov. 25, 1980
A pair of parallel support members extend behind and perpendicularly to the dashboard of an automotive vehicle at the sides of the opening of the dashboard. Guide devices are provided on the sides of the unit housing of audio equipment and on the support members in cooperative engagement for slidably mounting the unit housing behind the dashboard. The dashboard has a hole formed therethrough in close proximity with the opening therethrough. A slot is formed through the top or bottom of the unit housing equidistant from the sides thereof intermediate the front and back of the unit housing. A pin is secured in the unit housing in operative proximity with the slot and is accessible via the slot. The pin and the slot are mutually perpendicular. A key-operated lock is mounted in the hole through the dashboard. A securing arm is rotatably affixed to the lock behind the dashboard and is rotatable by a key in the lock to an unlocked position in which the arm is in spaced relation with, and at a distance from, the unit housing and the slot and pin of the unit housing whereby the audio equipment unit is freely removable from the dashboard, and to a locked position at an angle with the unlocked position in which the arm extends through the slot and is hooked to the pin and locked in position whereby the arm obstructs movement of the unit housing through the opening of the dashboard so that the unit is secured behind the dashboard.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,553,414
Inventor: Mario A. Caputo et al.
Issued: Nov. 19, 1985
A security cover for automobile in-dash mounted audio equipment provides a protective theft defeating barrier. The cover includes a lock cylinder adapted for removably securing the cover to internal support rods which are pivotally anchored at one end to a portion of the automobile body. The lock cylinder has a shaft which is threadably received in the other end of the support rod. The cylinder can be rotated by a key for urging the cover into engagement with the dashboard and, thus, encasing the audio equipment.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,582,290
Inventor: Jeffrey N. Baron
Issued: Apr. 15, 1986
Automobile radio or tape deck retainer including a bracket to fit over the protruding adjustment shaft of the radio, connected to a flexible, sever-resistant cable extending from the bracket along the side of the radio to a structural portion of the automobile, to which the cable is secured.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,726,789
Inventor: Moshe Yaffe
Issued: Feb. 23, 1988
Anti-theft audio component mounting apparatus is provided in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. A sleeve member specifically configured to easily mount within a vehicle dashboard is arranged to be tightly secured and mounted within such dashboard and accept all connections provided in the dashboard for a dash mounted audio component. A cap member for accepting all electrical connections from a selected audio component is provided for mounting over an end portion of the selected audio component in such manner as to seal the end portion of the audio component. The cap member is provided with a plurality of externally available, recessed contacts and the sleeve member is provided with a corresponding plurality of internally disposed contacts. This enables a selected audio component having the cap member mounted thereon to be placed into the sleeve member to house the audio component and cause each of the plurality of internally available recessed contacts in the cap member to engage a corresponding one of the plurality of internally disposed contacts establishing interconnection therebetween while allowing the selected audio component and mounted cap member secured hereto to be removed from the sleeve for retention by a user during periods when said vehicle is at risk.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,884,646
Inventor: Robert A. Zambias
Issued: Dec. 5, 1989
An anti-theft device for audio equipment which is accessible through an opening in a frame of an automotive vehicle, includes a rectangular sliding door movable in a vertical direction between a closed position in blocking relation to the opening and an open position permitting access to the audio equipment through the opening; a trackway which guides movement of the sliding door between the open and closed positions; a lead screw rotatably connected with the frame; a support nut connected with the sliding door for threadedly receiving the lead screw; a first gear fixedly mounted on the lead screw; a motor secured to the frame and having an output shaft with a second gear at the free end thereof, the second gear being in meshing engagement with the first gear; an actuation switch for selectively actuating the motor only when the ignition switch of the vehicle is on, to cause the sliding door to move along the trackway between the open and closed positions.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,912,952
Inventor: Judd M. Magrobi
Issued: Apr. 3, 1990
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Kroll Michael I
Swarthout Brent A.
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