Anti-theft system
First Claim
1. An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories for a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said body, and an accessory removably disposed for use in said vehicle body at one location, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessory, said storage means comprising a parallelepiped container having a cover, including lock means, said container being permanently fixed to said vehicle in the trunk thereof remote from the location where it is used, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said accessory.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an anti-theft system for protecting a vehicle radio or the like, which is manually removably disposed on the instrument panel or dashboard of a vehicle such as an automobile. When not in use, the radio is stored in a container provided with locks, the container being disposed in the vehicle near the rear compartment or trunk which is also provided with a locked cover. Thus, a thief must open not only the trunk cover, but also the container for storing the radio which itself cannot be removed from the trunk.
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- 1. An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories for a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said body, and an accessory removably disposed for use in said vehicle body at one location, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessory, said storage means comprising a parallelepiped container having a cover, including lock means, said container being permanently fixed to said vehicle in the trunk thereof remote from the location where it is used, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said accessory.
- 8. An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle having a frame, a vehicle body supported on said frame, means for operating said vehicle and an instrument panel located in said vehicle body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said vehicle body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means, when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said vehicle body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
- 13. An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of communication means from a vehicle comprising, in combination, an automobile having a frame, an automobile body supported on said frame, means for operating said automobile and an instrument panel located in said automobile body near one end thereof and a storage compartment including closure means and locking means located in said automobile body near the opposite end thereof, said communication means removably disposed for use in said instrument panel, and a container for receiving and storing said communication means when it is removed from said instrument panel, including locking means located in said storage compartment and permanently fixed to said automobile body, thereby protecting and preventing theft of said communication means.
- 17. An anti-theft system for protecting and preventing theft of valuable accessories from a vehicle comprising in combination a vehicle having a frame, vehicle body supported on the frame including a trunk for the normal storage of the spare tire, baggage and the like, and storage means for receiving and storing said accessories, said storage means comprising a parallelopiped container having a cover and lock means for securing said cover to said container, said container being permanently fixed to the frame of said body in the trunk thereof and being accessible for receiving and storing said accessories ao as to protect and prevent a theft thereof.
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