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VATS interrogator accessory

  • US 5,086,288 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1990
  • Issued: 02/04/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An accessory for use with a vehicle anti-theft system, the vehicle including vehicle wiring harness means and starting means for facilitating through the wiring harness means a starting of a vehicle engine, said starting means including a vehicle ignition lock cylinder mechanism and an electronic means electrically connected to the vehicle ignition lock cylinder mechanism for facilitating a starting of the vehicle engine, said electronic means being responsive to a predetermined electronically detectable key identification code in order to effect the starting of the vehicle engine, the lack of which key identification code preventing a starting of the vehicle engine, even when an ignition key successfully mechanically operates the vehicle ignition lock cylinder mechanism, said accessory comprising:

  • conductor means separate from and external to the vehicle wiring harness means for conducting electric current; and

    adaptor means adapted to be received in the vehicle ignition lock cylinder mechanism for effecting within the vehicle ignition lock cylinder mechanism an electrical connection between said conductor means and the vehicle anti-theft system and for thereby obtaining electrical access to the vehicle anti-theft system through said adaptor means and said conductor means for facilitating an experimental determining of a key identification code encoded in the vehicle anti-theft system.

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