Automobile alarm system

• US 3,242,460 A
• Filed: 07/10/1963
• Issued: 03/22/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Benjamin A. Morrell
• Original Assignee: Benjamin A. Morrell
• Inventors: Morrell, Benjamin A.
• Application Number:
  US04/294,132
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• US Class Current: 180/287
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1018 Alarm systems characterised by features related to the general power supply
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/104 characterised by the type of theft warning signal, e.g. visual or audible signals with special characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation

Claims

1. AN AUTOMOBILE ALARM AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM, COMPRISING A BATTERY, AN ALARM CIRCUIT INCLUDING ALARM LAMP MEANS, AN INSTANT ACTING RELAY AND AN ACTUATING SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY, AN ALARM LOCK SWITCH IN SERIES WITH SAID CIRCUIT FOR SETTING SAID CIRCUIT FOR OPERATION WHEREBY SAID ALARM LAMP MEANS LIGHT UP WHEN SAID ACTUATING SWITCH IS CLOSED WWHILE THE ALARM LOCK SWITCH IS CLOSED A TIME DELAY RELAY CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID INSTANT ACTING RELAY, A MOTOR IGNITION CIRCUIT NORMALLY CLOSED THROUGH SAID TIME DELAY AND OPENING WHEN SAID TIME DELAY RELAY IS OPERATED, SO THAT SAID IGNITION CIRCUIT IS OPENED AND IGNITION IS CUT OFF AT THE EXPIRATION OF A PREDETERMINED TIME FOLLOWING ACTUATION OF THE INSTANT ACTING RELAY, AND AN ALARM SOUNDER CONNECTED TO SAID TIME DELAY RELAY, SO THAT THE ALARM SOUNDER IS ACTUATED CONTINUOUSLY AT THE EXPIRATION OF SAID PREDETERMINED TIME WHILE SAID IGNITION CIRCUIT IS OPENED.