Armored vehicle

• US 4,892,345 A
• Filed: 09/23/1988
• Issued: 01/09/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Stephen Rachael III
• Original Assignee: Stephen Rachael III
• Inventors: Rachael, Stephen III
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US07/248,195
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• Field of Search: 296/24.1, 296/37.6, 296/183
• US Class Current: 296/24.37
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/03 for transporting money or other valuables

Abstract

An armored vehicle includes a multi-compartmented cab section having an isolated driver area and adjacent crew member area each with a separate door providing access/exit therefrom. An attached vault section includes a plurality of separate cargo compartments provided with individual doors all of which are independently controlled for unlocking and opening, by the driver, through a remote system. A closed circuit of video cameras provides constant surveillance by the driver, over all the cargo doors and any person using same. An additional camera scans rearwardly of the vehicle such that between the cameras and crew members, 360 degree observation of valuables is provided. During transport, no co-mingling of cargo and personnel occurs, thereby offering the maximum protection, safety and security to both.

Claims

1. An armored vehicle comprising;

a body including a forward cab section and an rearward vault section,

said vault section provided with left and right side walls having a plurality of cargo compartments therebetween each having a separate door juxtaposed a respective one said side wall,

actuating means for unlocking and permitting opening of said compartment doors whereby access may be had to said cargo compartments,

said cab section includes opposite sides each provided with at least one door permitting passage of crew members,

said vault section side walls disposed in planes inwardly offset from the plane of said cab section sides,

control means operable from within said cab section to activate said actuating means,

video cameras on said body having a field of view encompassing said compartment doors,

at least two said video cameras respectively disposed on said vault section adjacent the juncture between said cab and vault sections and disposed in defined spaces recessed from said vault section side walls, and

video monitor means within said cab section displaying the images captured by said video cameras.

2. An armored vehicle according to claim 1 including,

a rear wall on said vault section, and

at least one said video camera mounted adjacent said rear wall.

3. An armored vehicle according to claim 1 wherein,

said cab section includes an interior partition forming isolated driver and crew compartments therein, and

said control means disposed within said driver compartment.

4. An armored vehicle according to claim 1 wherein,

said cab section includes an interior partition forming a driver'"'"'s compartment isolated from a crew member compartment, and

a separate door in said cab section leading to each said cab section compartment.

5. An armored vehicle according to claim 1 including,

a rear wall on said cab section laterally extending beyond the plane of said vault section side walls, and

windows in said rear wall allowing a crew member within said cab section to visually observe said cargo compartment doors.