Vehicle security system with emergency override
First Claim
1. A security system for a vehicle having an engine with an ignition switch movable between an engine START position wherein said switch carries a current pulse and an OFF position, said system comprisingvehicle securing means;
- actuator means for actuating the vehicle securing means;
deactivating means responsive to a selected number of attempts to start the engine for deactivating the vehicle securing means, andmeans for disabling the deactivating means after a number of attempts to start the engine other than the selected number have been made a plurality of times.
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Abstract
A security system for a vehicle of the type having an engine with a starting switch movable between an OFF position and an engine START position includes an alarm module for disabling the engine and/or sounding an alarm in the event of an intrusion into the vehicle. Activating means activate the alarm module either automatically when the vehicle operator leaves the vehicle or in response to a signal from a transmitter in the operator'"'"'s possession. The alarm module can be disarmed or deactivated without the transmitter by turning the engine starting switch from its OFF to its START position a selected number of times. A time delay may also be incorporated into the system so the disarm code may be a selected number of start attempts in combination with a selected time delay(s) before, during or after those attempts have been made.
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7 Claims
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1. A security system for a vehicle having an engine with an ignition switch movable between an engine START position wherein said switch carries a current pulse and an OFF position, said system comprising
vehicle securing means; -
actuator means for actuating the vehicle securing means; deactivating means responsive to a selected number of attempts to start the engine for deactivating the vehicle securing means, and means for disabling the deactivating means after a number of attempts to start the engine other than the selected number have been made a plurality of times.
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2. A security system for a vehicle having an engine with an ignition switch movable between an engine START position wherein said switch carries a current pulse and an OFF position, said system comprising
vehicle securing means; -
actuating means for actuating the vehicle securing means, and deactivating means responsive to a selected number of attempts to start the engine for deactivating the vehicle securing means, said deactivating means including a counter for counting the number of current pulses caused by movements of said switch to the START position, said counter producing an output signal which deactivates the vehicle securing means when the counter has counted to the selected number of pulses. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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