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Anti-theft system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-25
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-08-25
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed an anti-theft system for protecting a vehicle radio or the like, which is manually removably disposed on the instrument panel or dashboard of a vehicle such as an automobile. When not in use, the radio is stored in a container provided with locks, the container being disposed in the vehicle near the rear compartment or trunk which is also provided with a locked cover. Thus, a thief must open not only the trunk cover, but also the container for storing the radio which itself cannot be removed from the trunk.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eduard Novikov

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R11/00; B60R11/02; B60R11/0205; B60R7/00; B60R7/02; B60R2011/0001; B60R2011/0003; B60R2011/0036; B60R2011/0094; B60R2011/0096; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/929

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories for a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said body, and an accessory removably disposed for use in said vehicle body at one location, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessory, said storage means comprising a parallelepiped container having a cover, including lock means, said container being permanently fixed to said vehicle in the trunk thereof remote from the location where it is used, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said accessory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories for a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said body, and an accessory removably disposed for use in said vehicle body at one location, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessory, said storage means comprising a parallelepiped container having a cover, including lock means, said container being permanently fixed to said vehicle in the trunk thereof remote from the location where it is used, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said accessory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the vehicle is an automobile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the accessory is a citizen band radio transceiver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the accessory is a stereo radio receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the accessory is a combined stereo radio receiver and tape deck.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the accessory is removably disposed for use in the instrument panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 73 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 1 wherein the vehicle is an automobile, the accessory is a combined stereo radio receiver and tape deck removably disposed for use in the instrument panel and the storage means is a container adapted to receive and store said combined stereo radio receiver and tape deck when it is removed from said instrument panel and said container is permanently fixed to the frame of said automobile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 120 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said vehicle body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said vehicle body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means, when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said vehicle body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 120 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said vehicle body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said vehicle body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means, when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said vehicle body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 14 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 8 wherein the vehicle is an automobile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 8 wherein the communication means is a combined stereo radio receiver and tape deck.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 8 wherein the container is permanently fixed to the vehicle body by welding.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 8 wherein the container is permanently fixed to the vehicle body by bolts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 120 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, an automobile having a frame, an automobile body supported on said frame, means for operating said automobile and an instrument panel located in said automobile body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said automobile body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said automobile body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 120 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, an automobile having a frame, an automobile body supported on said frame, means for operating said automobile and an instrument panel located in said automobile body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said automobile body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said automobile body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 21 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 13 wherein the communication means is a combined stereo radio receiver and tape deck.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 13 where the container is permanently fixed to the automobile body by welding.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 20 words
An anti-theft system as defined in claim 13 wherein the container is permanently fixed to the automobile body by bolts.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 105 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories from a vehicle comprising in combination a vehicle having a frame, vehicle body supported on the frame including a trunk for the normal storage of the spare tire, baggage and the like, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessories, said storage means comprising a parallelopiped container having a cover and lock means for securing said cover to said container, said container being permanently fixed to the frame of said body in the trunk thereof and being accessible for receiving and storing said accessories ao as to protect and prevent a theft thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 105 words
An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories from a vehicle comprising in combination a vehicle having a frame, vehicle body supported on the frame including a trunk for the normal storage of the spare tire, baggage and the like, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessories, said storage means comprising a parallelopiped container having a cover and lock means for securing said cover to said container, said container being permanently fixed to the frame of said body in the trunk thereof and being accessible for receiving and storing said accessories ao as to protect and prevent a theft thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 27 words
An anti-theft system according to claim 17 wherein said container is provided with a plurality of recesses, each adapted to receive a selected accessory or group thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 32 words
The anti-theft system according to claim 1 wherein said container is provided with a plurality of pockets or recesses, each pocket being adpted to receive and hold therein respective accessories or valuables.

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