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Marine security system

  • US 6,265,966 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/1999
  • Issued: 07/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A security system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a sensor assembly including structure for releasably mounting said sensor assembly to a vehicle and including a sensing device that is actuated by a predetermined level of inertial change relative to said sensor assembly and including a transmitter for transmitting a signal upon sensing said predetermined level of inertial change;

    a receiver mounted on a corresponding vehicle for receiving said transmitted signal from said sensor assembly and generating an output signal;

    a slave transmitter operatively coupled to said receiver for receiving said output signal and generating an alarm signal upon receipt of said output signal, said slave transmitter including a transmitter for transmitting said alarm signal; and

    a remote station including an alarm and a receiver for receiving said alarm signal, said remote station activating said alarm upon receipt of said alarm signal, wherein said sensing device comprises;

    a housing having first and second longitudinally opposed end walls and structure defining an interior space;

    a weight slidably mounted within said interior space for movement between said first and second end walls;

    a magnet on said first end wall within said interior space for attracting said weight, said weight moveable between a first position in contact with said magnet and a second position displaced from said magnet;

    first and second spaced apart electrodes positioned at said second end of said housing;

    a power supply positioned within said interior space of said housing, said power supply providing electrical current for energizing said second electrode; and

    said first and second electrodes electrically connected together when said weight is in said second position.

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