Security apparatus for armored cars

• US 3,169,599 A
• Filed: 04/15/1963
• Issued: 02/16/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Johnston J.R. Frederick
• Original Assignee: Johnston J.R. Frederick
• Inventors: JOHNSTON JR FREDERICK
• Application Number:
  US04/273,136
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• US Class Current: 180/289
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/03 for transporting money or other valuables
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/625 Operation and control

Claims

1. IN AN ARMORED CAR OF THE TYPE HAVING A BODY DEFINING A DRIVER'"'"''"'"'S COMPARTMENT WITH A WINDSHIELD ON THE FRONT THEREOF AND A SEPARATLY AMORED REAR VAULT COMPARTMENT, SAID BODY HAVING DOORS LEADING TO THE DRIVER'"'"''"'"'S COMPARTMENT AND TO THE VAULT COMPARTMENT, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, AND A SECURITY APPARATUS FOR THE ARMORED CAR COMPRISING, ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKING SOLENOIDS ON THE INSIDE OF EACH DOOR, AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED AUDIBLE ALARM, A FIRST ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX MOUNTED ON SAID BODY OUTSIDE OF SAID COMPARTMENT, A SECOND ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX MOUNTED WITHIN SAID DRIVER'"'"''"'"'S COMPARTMENT, A THIRD ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX MOUNTED WITHIN SAID VAULT COMPARTMENT, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS JOINING SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY WITH SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOXES, WITH SAID ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKING SOLENOIDS, AND WITH SAID ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED AUDIBLE ALARM, AND INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE MEANS ON SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOXES FOR ACTUATING CERTAIN OF SAID ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKING SOLENOIDS TO EFFECT OPENING OF SAID DOORS AND ACTIVATING SAID ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED AUDIBLE ALARM AND WHEREBY SAID THREE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOXES AND THEIR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS RENDER THE ARMORED CAR SUBSTANTIALLY BUGLAR-PROOF.