Anti theft locking system

• US 8,493,193 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jean Ramy Louis, Milton L. Hultberg, William J. Seeber
• Original Assignee: Jean Ramy Louis, Milton L. Hultberg, William J. Seeber
• Inventors: Louis, Jean Ramy, Hultberg, Milton L., Seeber, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Assistant Examiner(s): NWUGO, OJIAKO K
• Application Number:
  US12/803,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20110316683A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,121 Days
• Field of Search: 70275-283, 701/01, 703/33.A, 704/16, 3405456-5458, 340/539.1, 340/5.2, 340/5.72, 340/425.5, 340/426.28, 292 2- 7, 292 32- 43
• US Class Current: 340/426.28
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2211/00 Anti-theft means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 90/22 Safety features floating covers B65D88/34; arrangements of indicating or measuring devices B65D90/48; fire-fighting A62C
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0095 Mechanical aspects of locks controlled by telephone signals, e.g. by mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0096 Mechanical aspects of locks whose actuation is dependent on geographical location, e.g. by means of a GPS system
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/06 using rotary motors
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/40 Nuts or nut-like elements moving along a driven threaded axle
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/82 using batteries other than the vehicle main battery
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 83/02 Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/22 Rectilinearly moving bolts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5155 Door
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5199 Swinging door
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5973 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/625 Operation and control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7051 Using a powered device [e.g., motor]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7435 Hidden or covered dial
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7915 Tampering prevention or attack defeating

Abstract

An anti theft locking system for the cargo carrying portion of a truck, trailer, shipping container, and/or railcar having at least one access door. The anti theft locking mechanism and associated signal processing means for locking the access door are all located entirely within the cargo carrying portion and cannot be accessed from outside. The locking mechanism can be locked in response to a coded locking signal generated from the exterior of the cargo carrying portion. The locking mechanism can be unlocked in response to a coded unlocking signal generated from a remote location.

Claims

1. An anti theft locking system for the cargo carrying portion of a truck, trailer or shipping container, said cargo carrying portion having right and left side walls, a ceiling, a floor, and including at least one access door, comprising:

a signal actuated locking mechanism in electrical communication with signal transceiving and processing means, said signal actuated locking mechanism and said signal transceiving and processing means being located in a manually inaccessible location;

said signal actuated locking mechanism adapted to lock said access door in response to a coded locking signal generated from the exterior of said cargo carrying portion and received and processed by said signal transceiving and processing means;

said signal actuated locking mechanism adapted to unlock said access door in response to a coded unlocking signal generated from a remote location and received and processed by said signal transceiving and processing means;

said cargo carrying portion including left and right access doors movable from an open position allowing access to said cargo carrying portion to a closed position denying access to said cargo carrying portion, one of said left and right access doors having upper and lower manual locking means, the other of said left and right access doors supporting said signal actuated locking mechanism, said signal actuated locking mechanism including upper and lower signal actuated locking means actuated by said coded locking and unlocking signals, each of said manual locking means and signal actuated locking means being located entirely within said cargo carrying portion when said left and right access doors are in their closed position and no part thereof can be manually accessed from outside said cargo carrying portion; and

a steel base plate attached to said other of said left and right access doors along its outer vertical edge, said steel base plate containing said locking mechanism and associated signal receiving and processing means on its outer surface, and a cover attached to said steel base plate to provide a tamper proof enclosure for said locking mechanism and associated signal receiving and processing means.

2. The anti theft locking system of claim 1 wherein said upper and lower manual locking means are slide bolts movable vertically from a retracted, unlocked position to an extended, locked position and which engage receptacles located in said ceiling and floor, respectively, when in said extended position.

3. The anti theft locking system of claim 1 wherein each of said upper and lower signal actuated locking means are upper and lower locking bolts movable from a retracted, unlocked position to an extended, locked position, and means for moving each of said locking bolts.

4. The anti theft locking system of claim 3 wherein said upper and lower locking bolts are vertically movable between said retracted position and said extended position.

5. The anti theft locking system of claim 4 wherein receptacles are located in said ceiling and said floor which are adapted to receive said upper locking bolt in its extended position and said lower locking bolt in its extended position, respectively, in locking engagement.

6. The anti theft locking system of claim 3 wherein said means for moving said locking bolts are electrically driven screw jacks.

7. The anti theft locking system of claim 1 including at least one steel box attached to said steel base plate and/or said other of said left and right access doors, and adapted to provide a tamper proof enclosure for a battery, said battery being in electrical communication with said upper and lower signal actuated locking means and said signal transceiving and processing means.

8. An anti theft locking system for the cargo carrying portion of a truck, trailer or shipping container, said cargo carrying portion having right and left side walls, a ceiling, a floor, and left and right access doors movable from an open position allowing access to said cargo carrying portion to a closed position denying access to said cargo carrying portion, comprising:

one of said left and right access doors having upper and lower manual locking means located within said cargo carrying portion;

the other of said left and right access doors having upper and lower signal actuated locking means in electrical communication with signal transceiving and processing means;

said upper and lower signal actuated locking means and associated signal transceiving and processing means being located entirely within said cargo carrying portion when said left and right access doors are in their closed position and no part thereof can be manually accessed from outside said cargo carrying portion;

said signal actuated locking mechanism adapted to lock said access door in response to a coded locking signal generated from the exterior of said cargo carrying portion and received and processed by said signal transceiving and processing means;

said signal actuated locking mechanism adapted to unlock said access door in response to a coded unlocking signal generated from a remote location and received and processed by said signal transceiving and processing means; and

a steel base plate attached to said other of said left and right access doors along its outer vertical edge, said steel base plate containing said locking mechanism and associated signal receiving and processing means on its outer surface, and a cover attached to said steel base plate to provide a tamper proof enclosure for said locking mechanism and associated signal receiving and processing means.

9. The anti theft locking system of claim 8 wherein said upper and lower manual locking means are slide bolts movable vertically from a retracted, unlocked position to an extended, locked position and which engage receptacles located in said ceiling and floor, respectively, when in said extended position.

10. The anti theft locking system of claim 8 wherein each of said upper and lower signal actuated locking means are upper and lower locking bolts movable from a retracted, unlocked position to an extended, locked position, and means for moving each of said locking bolts.

11. The anti theft locking system of claim 10 wherein said upper and lower locking bolts are vertically movable between said retracted position and said extended position.

12. The anti theft locking system of claim 11 wherein receptacles are located in said ceiling and said floor which are adapted to receive said upper locking bolt in its extended position and said lower locking bolt in its extended position, respectively, in locking engagement.

13. The anti theft locking system of claim 10 wherein said means for moving said locking bolts are electrically driven screw jacks.

14. The anti theft locking system of claim 8 including at least one steel box attached to said steel base plate and/or said other of said left and right access doors, and adapted to provide a tamper proof enclosure for a battery, said battery being in electrical communication with said upper and lower signal actuated locking means and said signal transceiving and processing means.

15. The anti theft locking system of claim 8 including a GPS unit adapted to transmit a location signal to a remote control center.