Remote cycle alarm system

• US 4,276,540 A
• Filed: 09/24/1979
• Issued: 06/30/1981
• 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:
  US06/077,894
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 340/63, 340/65, 340/539, 340/541, 340/568, 340/693, 307/10 AT, 200/42 R, 200/85 R, 116/33, 116/70, 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. In one embodiment the circuitry is enclosed within a pressurized chamber having a pressure responsive device to provide a signal indicating depressurization.

Claims

1. A remote 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 upon disengagement of said housing means with the wheel,

transmitter means disposed in said housing means and being responsive to said actuating means upon a contact closure,

said housing means having a chamber adapted to be pressurized and said chamber containing at least said transmitter means,

said chamber including pressure sensitive means coupled to said transmitter means for generating an additional contact closure upon depressurization of said chamber due to tampering with said housing, and

said transmitter means adapted to transmit a signal to a remote receiving means upon the occurrence of a contact closure or additional contact closure.

2. The alarm system according to claim 1 wherein actuating means includes at least one switch device positioned in said chamber.

3. The alarm system according to claim 2 wherein at least one said switch device is positioned beneath a flexible member forming a portion to enclose said chamber and having a surface adapted to contact a vehicle wheel.

4. The alarm system according to claim 2 wherein said actuating means further includes at least one switch device mounted on said housing and positioned exteriorly of said chamber for operative contact with the support surface, said at least one switch device mounted exteriorly of said chamber acting to generate contact closures upon disengagement of said housing means with the wheel.