US3752254A
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Auto battery theft preventing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-10-21
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Granted: 1973-08-14
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Expires: 1991-10-21
Abstract
Abstract The lower ends of hold-down bolts at opposite sides of a storage battery are separably secured to anchoring structure in the engine compartment and their upper ends have elongated nuts screw-threaded thereon and tightly against the respective ends of a clamp bar that spans the top of the battery. A locking element has its ends respectively permanently secured to one nut and locked to the other nut by a key or permutation operated lock and a guard tube is associated with each hold-down bolt, said clamp bar and said anchoring structure prevents unauthorized separation of the hold-down bolts from the anchoring structure, thereby to thwart attempted theft of the battery.
Inventors
- 👤 J Carley
- 👤 E Steup
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/04; H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/262; H01M50/264; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5854; Y10T70/5858; Y10T70/5889; Y10T70/5982
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
In battery theft-preventing means, the combination with battery anchoring structure, hold-down bolts to receive a battery between them and each having a connection at its lower end with said anchoring structure and its upper end screw-threaded, and battery clamp means to engage the top of a battery in said anchoring means slidably associated with the threaded ends of the bolts, of a nut on the screw-threaded end of each bolt to exert pressure on said clamp means to hold said battery in said anchoring structure, and a locking element having one end permanently secured to one nut, the other nut having a slot opening through one end to separably receive said locking element and having a hole transverse of said slot and above said locking element when the latter is in the slot and a lock having a shackle to pass through said hole in overlying relation to said locking element, the end portions of said locking element being coactive with said nuts to prevent longitudinal movement of said locking element relatively to said nuts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
In battery theft-preventing means, the combination with battery anchoring structure, hold-down bolts to receive a battery between them and each having a connection at its lower end with said anchoring structure and its upper end screw-threaded, and battery clamp means to engage the top of a battery in said anchoring means slidably associated with the threaded ends of the bolts, of a nut on the screw-threaded end of each bolt to exert pressure on said clamp means to hold said battery in said anchoring structure, and a locking element having one end permanently secured to one nut, the other nut having a slot opening through one end to separably receive said locking element and having a hole transverse of said slot and above said locking element when the latter is in the slot and a lock having a shackle to pass through said hole in overlying relation to said locking element, the end portions of said locking element being coactive with said nuts to prevent longitudinal movement of said locking element relatively to said nuts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
In battery theft-preventing means as defined in claim 1, said end portions of the locking element having heads to abut the sides of the respective nuts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
In battery theft-preventing means as defined in claim 1, said locking element being a length of flexible heavy wire cable the end portions of which have heads rigidly secured thereon to abut the sides of the respective nuts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
In battery theft-preventing means as defined in claim 1 with the addition of a guard to be interposed on each hold-down bolt between said clamp means and said anchoring means and covering said connection between said hold-down bolt and said anchoring means, thereby to prevent access to or tampering with said connection.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
In battery theft-preventing means as defined in claim 4, said connection between the hold-down bolt and the anchoring means comprising a hook on the end of the bolt passing through a slot in an anchoring plate, and said guard being a metal tube telescoped on said bolt with the upper end of the tube abutting said clamp means and its lower end provided with diametrically opposite slots in its wall to receive edgewise said anchoring plate and with the lower end of the tube covering said connection and abutting the anchoring means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
168 words
In battery theft-preventing means, the combination with battery anchoring structure, hold-down bolts to receive a battery between them and each having a connection at its lower end with said anchoring structure and its upper end screw-threaded, and battery clamp means to engage the top of a battery in said anchoring means slidably associated with the threaded ends of the bolts, of a nut on the screw threaded end of each bolt to exert pressure on said clamp means to hold said battery in said anchoring structure, and a locking element having one end permanently secured to one nut, and a lock having a shackle, said locking element and said shackle being coactive with the other nut to releasably lock together said locking element, said shackle and said nut, and a guard to be interposed on each hold-down bolt between said clamp means and said anchoring means and covering said connection between said hold-down bolt and said anchoring means, thereby to prevent access to or tampering with said connection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
168 words
In battery theft-preventing means, the combination with battery anchoring structure, hold-down bolts to receive a battery between them and each having a connection at its lower end with said anchoring structure and its upper end screw-threaded, and battery clamp means to engage the top of a battery in said anchoring means slidably associated with the threaded ends of the bolts, of a nut on the screw threaded end of each bolt to exert pressure on said clamp means to hold said battery in said anchoring structure, and a locking element having one end permanently secured to one nut, and a lock having a shackle, said locking element and said shackle being coactive with the other nut to releasably lock together said locking element, said shackle and said nut, and a guard to be interposed on each hold-down bolt between said clamp means and said anchoring means and covering said connection between said hold-down bolt and said anchoring means, thereby to prevent access to or tampering with said connection.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-08-13 | 1977-02-12 | 1977-08-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-08-13 | 1981-02-12 | 1981-08-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-08-13 | 1985-02-12 | 1985-08-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |