Automobile steering lock with a sound warning device

• US 5,398,017 A
• Filed: 03/04/1993
• Issued: 03/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jetworld, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tian-Yuan Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Tian-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US08/027,061
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426, 340/429, 340/546, 340/531, 340/693, 340/425.5, 307/10.2, 307/10.1, 70/209, 70/210, 70/211-214, 70/225, 70/226, 70/237, 70/454
• US Class Current: 340/426.31
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/0225 using a rod locked on the steering wheel rim B60R25/0221 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1001 Alarm systems associated with another car fitting or mechanism, e.g. door lock or knob, pedals features related to the general power supply B60R25/1018

Abstract

An anti-theft device with a sound warning device for attachment to the steering wheel of an automobile comprising a sound warning device deposited in an inner cavity in an elongate rod of the steering lock, the sound warning device consisting of a case, an electronic circuit board contained in the case and having electronic components to send out a signal to a sound system of the automobile to give out a warning sound in case the body or the steering wheel should be touched by a would-be burglar, and a cover closing on the case in the cavity in the rod.

Claims

1. An anti-theft device with a sound warning device for attachment to a steering wheel of an automobile comprising:

a sound warning device mounted in an inner cavity in an elongate rod of a steering wheel lock, said sound warning device including a case, an electronic circuit board mounted therein, and a cover to close the case and protect the circuit board, the circuit board including components which send a signal to a sound system in the automobile to emit a warning sound in case a would-be burglar touches the body or steering wheel of the automobile, and wherein

the elongate rod is positioned perpendicular to the plane in which the steering wheel lies, so that the rod contacts a dashboard of the automobile and the steering wheel simultaneously, so that turning of the steering wheel is prohibited.