Vehicle accessory protection systems
First Claim
1. A security system for preventing unauthorized removal of a vehicle accessory from a mounted position on a vehicle comprising, dispensing container means containing a pressurized protective material and including valve means displaceable from a closed position to an open position in which said protective material is dispensed from said container means, a valve actuator member for displacing said valve means from said closed to said open position, said accessory in said mounted position thereof holding said actuator member in a first position corresponding to said closed position, means for displacing said actuator member in a direction from said first position toward a second position corresponding to said open position of said valve means in response to displacement of said accessory from said mounting position, and means for releasably holding said actuator member in a third position in which said actuator member is inoperable for displacing said valve means.
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Abstract
A security system for preventing unauthorized removal of a vehicle accessory such as a radio from a mounted position on the vehicle comprises a dispensing container containing a pressurized protective material such as a pepper gas and having a dispensing valve displaceable from a closed position to an open position in which the protective material is dispensed from the container. A valve actuating member is responsive to displacement of the accessory from its mounted position to displace the dispensing valve from the closed to the open position whereby the protective material is dispensed from said container.
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15 Claims
- 1. A security system for preventing unauthorized removal of a vehicle accessory from a mounted position on a vehicle comprising, dispensing container means containing a pressurized protective material and including valve means displaceable from a closed position to an open position in which said protective material is dispensed from said container means, a valve actuator member for displacing said valve means from said closed to said open position, said accessory in said mounted position thereof holding said actuator member in a first position corresponding to said closed position, means for displacing said actuator member in a direction from said first position toward a second position corresponding to said open position of said valve means in response to displacement of said accessory from said mounting position, and means for releasably holding said actuator member in a third position in which said actuator member is inoperable for displacing said valve means.
- 9. A security system for preventing unauthorized removal of a vehicle accessory from a mounted position on a vehicle comprising, dispensing container means containing a pressurized protective material and including valve means displaceable from a closed position to an open position in which said protective material is dispensed from said container means, a valve actuator member for displacing said valve means from said closed to said open position, said accessory having a top side, said actuator member engaging said top side in said mounted position thereof holding said actuator member in a first position corresponding to said closed position, and means for displacing said actuator member in the direction from said first position toward a second position corresponding to said open position of said valve means in response to displacement of said accessory from said mounted position, and a means for releasably holding said actuator member in a third position in which said actuator member is inoperable for displacing the said valve means.
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15. A security system for preventing unauthorized removal of a vehicle accessory from a mounted position on a vehicle comprising, dispensing container means containing a pressurized protective material and including valve means displaceable from a closed position to an open position in which said protective material is dispensed from said container means, a lever having opposite ends, one of said opposite ends being pivotally mounted relative to said vehicle for displacement between first and second positions, means biasing the other of said opposite ends to engage said accessory in said mounted position thereof, said valve means being positioned between said opposite ends of said lever and being displaceable by said lever, said accessory in said mounted position thereof holding said lever in said first position corresponding to said closed position of said valve means, and means for displacing said lever in the direction from said first position toward said second position corresponding to said open position of said valve means in response to displacement of said accessory from said mounted position, and a latch spaced from said one of said opposite ends and pivotally mounted relative to said vehicle, said lever including a latch finger and being pivotal about said one end of said third position in which said latch engages with said latch finger to preclude pivotal displacement of said lever in the direction from said first toward said second position thereof.
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