Protective casing against theft of car radio sets

• US 4,862,715 A
• Filed: 02/08/1989
• Issued: 09/05/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jose Cykman
• Original Assignee: Jose Cykman
• Inventors: Cykman, Jose
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/308,121
• Time in Patent Office: 209 Days
• Field of Search: 10/58, 10/57, 10/258, 248/551, 248/552, 248/553
• US Class Current: 70/58
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0205 for radio sets B60R11/0211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0211 for record carriers apparatus, e.g. video recorders, tape players or CD players
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0029 Floor, e.g. side sills, fire wall
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0075 using a containment or docking space
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0096 Theft prevention of articles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5009 For portable articles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5982 Accessories

Abstract

A protective casing against theft of car radio sets is provided, comprised of front and rear matching sections. Integrally formed with the front casing section is a housing for the body part of a separable padlock. The shackle part of the padlock is protectively housed in an integrally formed extension of the rear casing section. The casing is mountable on the car floor by a U-shaped leg.

Claims

1. A protective casing for radio sets comprising

a front, hollow, parallelopiped casing section with a partly open front wall which fits around the front panel of the set;

a complementary, rear casing section, dimensioned to enclose the radio set when fitted against the front section;

a first housing portion integrally formed with one of the casing sections, accommodating a body of a key operated separable padlock;

a second housing portion integrally formed with the other of the casing sections, accommodating a shackle of the padlock, in register with the padlock body; and

a leg affixed to the bottom of the rear casing section, which leg being adapted to be secured to the floor of the car.

2. The casing as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first housing portion forms part of the front casing section, an opening being formed in a wall common to the front casing section and the first housing portion, for the introduction of the padlock body therethrough into the first housing portion.

3. The casing as claimed in claim 2 wherein the first and the second housing portions are located at the bottom side of the front and rear casing sections, respectively.

4. The casing as claimed in claim 3 wherein the leg is generally U-shaped, one arm thereof being fastened to the bottom wall of the second housing portion by screws.

5. The casing as claimed in claim 4 wherein the screws are inserted and tightened through openings formed in the top walls of the rear casing section and of the second housing portion.

6. The casing as claimed in claim 5 wherein means are provided for tightening the radio set against the front wall of the front casing section.

7. The casing as claimed in claim 6 wherein the tightening means comprise adjustment screws provided at the rear wall of the rear casing section.