Remote cycle alarm system

• US 4,188,614 A
• Filed: 10/06/1977
• Issued: 02/12/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fred G. Habib Jr
• Original Assignee: Fred G. Habib Jr
• Inventors: Habib, Fred G. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Caldwell, Sr., John W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nowicki, Joseph E.
• Application Number:
  US05/839,985
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 340/63, 340/65, 340/134, 340/539, 340/568, 340/572, 307/10 AT, 200/42 R, 200/85 R, 116/33, 116/82, 116/98
• US Class Current: 340/427
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1004 Alarm systems characterised by the type of sensor, e.g. current sensing means using door lock sensors B60R25/1001
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner

Abstract

A remote cycle alarm system for preventing theft of motorcycles, bikes and other like vehicles includes a housing which is positioned on a support surface for cooperative engagement with a wheel of a vehicle. Actuating devices are provided on the housing for generating contact closures. A transmitter is also provided on the housing and is responsive to the actuating devices upon a contact closure for transmitting signals. A receiver is utilized to receive the transmitted signals from the transmitter at a remote distance away from the transmitter.

Claims

1. A remote cycle alarm system for preventing theft of vehicles comprising:

housing means being positioned on a support surface for co-operative engagement with a wheel of a vehicle;

actuating means being disposed on said housing means for generating contact closures;

transmitter means disposed on said housing means and being responsive to said acutating means upon a contract closure;

receiving means for receiving the transmitted signals by the transmitting means at a remote distance away from said transmitting means; and

said housing means comprises a base which is provided with an adjustable means for accommodating various size wheels of the vehicles to maintain the wheel in a central portion of the base and over the actuating means.

2. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said actuating means comprises two micro-switches positioned in the bottom of the base adjacent the support surface, said switches being in an open position when contacting the support surface.

3. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said actuating means further comprises three additional micro-switches disposed substantially in the center of the base and in surrounding contact relationship with the crown portions of the wheel, said three additional micro-switches being in an open position when contacting the wheel.

4. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving means includes at least one receiver with an audible alarm.

5. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said receiving means include testing means for checking the operation of said receiver means and said transmitter means.

6. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said testing means comprises a switch and a light.

7. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said audible alarm is a horn.

8. A remote cycle alarm system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said receiving means further includes a second receiver with an audible alarm placed in the immediate area of the vehicle.