Electrical lock for ignition systems

Claim 2

An electrical lock for a vehicular ignition system including a battery, distributor contacts for receiving electrical current from said battery, and spark plug cables electrically connected to said distributor contacts for receiving the current from said distributor contacts and directing the current to spark plugs in starting the engine, the improvement comprising, adapter means interposed between one or more distributor contacts and spark plug cables, said adapter means including solenoid means operable for controlling the high current flow from the distributor contacts through the solenoid means to the spark plug cables, and a low-voltage electrical circuit means, said low-voltage circuit means operating said solenoid means to allow high current flow through said solenoid means, said low-voltage means including a plurality of low-voltage conductors connected to the battery in a predetermined combination that must be known to properly effect current flow through the adapter to provide a continuity in the ignition system whereby the high voltage of said ignition system is controlled by the low voltage of the system to start the engine.

Claim 3

An electrical lock for a vehicular ignition system including a battery, distributor contacts for receiving electrical current from said battery, and spark plug cables electrically connected to said distributor contacts for receiving the current from said distributor contacts and directing the current to spark plugs in starting the engine, the improvement comprising, adapter means interposed between one or more distributor contacts and spark plug cables, said adapter means controlling the current flowing from the distributor contacts to the spark plug cables, and an adapter electrical circuit means including a plurality of conductors connected to the battery in a predetermined combination that must be known to properly effect currEnt flow through the adapter to provide a continuity in the ignition system to start the engine, wherein the spark plug cable, used with each adapter means, includes a one-way lock clip, and wherein said adapter means, interposed between a distributor contact and a spark plug cable, includes a female spark plug cable electrical contact receptacle and an opposed male electrical contact pin, said male pin having a one-way lock clip, and further wherein said distributor contact includes a female electrical contact receptacle, whereby when said adapter means is interposed between said distributor contact and said spark plug cable, the spark plug cable is irremovably secured within the adapter female spark plug cable receptacle and the adapter male contact pin is irremovably secured within the distributor female contact receptacle to thereby prevent the removal of said adapter means without destroying said adapter means and said electrical connections and in turn destroying the continuity in the ignition system.

Claim 4

An electrical lock for a vehicular ignition system including a battery, distributor contacts for receiving electrical current from said battery, and spark plug cables electrically connected to said distributor contacts for receiving the current from said distributor contacts and directing the current to spark plugs in starting the engine, the improvement comprising, adapter means interposed between one or more distributor contacts and spark plug cables, said adapter means controlling the current flowing from the distributor contacts to the spark plug cables, and an adapter electrical circuit means including a plurality of conductors connected to the battery in a predetermined combination that must be known to properly effect currEnt flow through the adapter to provide a continuity in the ignition system to start the engine, wherein the spark plug cable, used with each adapter means, includes a one-way lock clip, and wherein said adapter means, interposed between a distributor contact and a spark plug cable, includes a female spark plug cable electrical contact receptacle and an opposed male electrical contact pin, said male pin having a one-way lock clip, and further wherein said distributor contact includes a female electrical contact receptacle, whereby when said adapter means is interposed between said distributor contact and said spark plug cable, the spark plug cable is irremovably secured within the adapter female spark plug cable receptacle and the adapter male contact pin is irremovably secured within the distributor female contact receptacle to thereby prevent the removal of said adapter means without destroying said adapter means and said electrical connections and in turn destroying the continuity in the ignition system.

Claim 5

The structure of claim 1 wherein said low-voltage electrical circuit means further includes an electrical receptacle having a plurality of spaced terminals therein, a predetermined number of said terminals connecting the battery and a predetermined member of said terminals connecting said low-voltage electrical means, and a coded electrical key for inserting in said receptacle and operably connecting said terminals for directing current from the battery to said low-voltage electrical means for operation of said low-voltage electrical means in completing the conductor combination.

Claim 6

The structure of claim 2 wherein said adapter means includes the adapter electrical circuit means which includes an electrical receptacle having a plurality of spaced terminals therein, a predetermined number of said terminals connecting the battery and a predetermined member of said terminals connecting said adapter means, and an electrical key for inserting in said receptacle and operably connecting said terminals for directing current from the battery to said adapter means for operation of said adapter means in completing the conductor combination, and wherein said adapter means further includes a normally open contact type adapter having a pair of spaced electrical terminals and a solenoid means operable by said electrical key when inserted in said adapter electrical circuit receptacle to activate it, said solenoid having a piston bridging said spaced electrical terminals and spring loaded in a normally open position, and operable by said electrical key when inserted in said adapter electrical circuit receptacle, to activate said solenoid and move said piston in a closed position closing said electrical terminals to effect current flow through said adapter to provide continuity in the ignition system in starting the engine.

Claim 7

The structure of claim 3 wherein said adapter means includes a normally closed contact-type adapter having a pair spaced electrical terminals and a solenoid means reaching said spaced electrical terminals and spring loaded in a normally closed position bridging said electrical terminals to effect current flow through said adapter, said electric key operably effecting the continuity of the adapter when said key is inserted within the adapter electrical circuit receptacle.

Claim 8

The structure of claim 3 wherein said adapter means includes a normally open contact-type adapter having a pair of spaced electrical terminals and a solenoid means having a piston bridging said spaced electrical terminals said solenoid means having a piston bridging said space electrical terminals and spring loaded in a normally open position, and a normally closed contact-type adapter having a pair of spaced electrical terminals and a solenoid means having a piston bridging said spaced electrical terminals for normally directing current through said normally closed contact-type adapter, said adapter electrical circuit receptacle having a jack means and a plurality of conductors unaFfected by the electrical key when inserted within said adapter electrical circuit receptacle whereby said receptacles acting as dummy contacts to disrupt the electrical continuity to the ignition when an unauthorized person tampers with the electrical system and in effect ground the terminals to cause electric current to flow through the normally closed contact-type adapter to activate the solenoid and open the contacts to discontinue the electrical current through the adapter to prevent the ignition system from starting the engine.

Claim 9

The structure of claim 6 wherein each of said adapters includes four wires, two of which wires are effective to close the normally open contact-type adapter to permit electricity through the adapter and two of which may cause electric current to activate the solenoid of the normally closed contact-type adapter to open the circuit and in this respect confuse the electric circuitry in the event it is tampered by an unauthorized person not knowing the combination in the proper continuity of the electrical circuit.