Semi-trailer with external switch
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1. A semi-trailer, comprising:
- a main compartment including a cargo-carrying compartment and a hidden compartment that is hidden from view from the cargo-carrying compartment, the hidden compartment being separated from the cargo-carrying compartment by a false end wall, wherein the false end wall extends across an entire width and an entire height of the main compartment and has an appearance of a true end wall;
a surveillance system located entirely within the hidden compartment of the semi-trailer such that the surveillance system is concealed from individuals with access to the cargo carrying compartment, the surveillance system comprising one or more subsystems including at least one of a camera system with one or more cameras, a microphone system with one or more microphones, a global positioning system, a closed circuit television system, a recording system with audio and video recorders, power supplies, rechargeable batteries, and access routers;
at least one external switch located on an exterior of the main compartment and electrically coupled to at least one subsystem for controlling the at least one subsystem without controlling the entire surveillance system at once, the at least one external switch being a physical and manually operable switch; and
another external switch located on the exterior of the semi-trailer and electrically coupled to the surveillance system for controlling the entire surveillance system at once.
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Abstract
A semi-trailer has a surveillance system located within a hidden compartment of the semi-trailer. At least one external switch is located on an exterior of the semi-trailer and is electrically coupled to at least one subsystem of the surveillance system for controlling the at least one subsystem without controlling the entire surveillance system at once.
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1. A semi-trailer, comprising:
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a main compartment including a cargo-carrying compartment and a hidden compartment that is hidden from view from the cargo-carrying compartment, the hidden compartment being separated from the cargo-carrying compartment by a false end wall, wherein the false end wall extends across an entire width and an entire height of the main compartment and has an appearance of a true end wall; a surveillance system located entirely within the hidden compartment of the semi-trailer such that the surveillance system is concealed from individuals with access to the cargo carrying compartment, the surveillance system comprising one or more subsystems including at least one of a camera system with one or more cameras, a microphone system with one or more microphones, a global positioning system, a closed circuit television system, a recording system with audio and video recorders, power supplies, rechargeable batteries, and access routers; at least one external switch located on an exterior of the main compartment and electrically coupled to at least one subsystem for controlling the at least one subsystem without controlling the entire surveillance system at once, the at least one external switch being a physical and manually operable switch; and another external switch located on the exterior of the semi-trailer and electrically coupled to the surveillance system for controlling the entire surveillance system at once. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sting trailer, comprising:
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a hidden compartment containing a surveillance system comprising a plurality of subsystems including at least one of a camera system with one or more cameras, a microphone system with one or more microphones, a global positioning system, a closed circuit television system, a recording system with audio and video recorders, power supplies, rechargeable batteries, and access routers; a cargo-carrying compartment; a false end-wall interposed between the hidden compartment and the cargo-carrying compartment, the false end-wall extending across an entire width and an entire height of the cargo-carrying compartment and having an appearance of a true end wall, wherein the surveillance system is concealed from individuals with access to the cargo-carrying compartment; and an external switch bank located on an exterior of the sting trailer, the switch bank comprising a plurality of on/off subsystem power switches, the on/off subsystem power switches electrically coupled, one-to-one, to the subsystems of the surveillance system, each on/off subsystem power switch configured to selectively turn on and off power to the subsystem electrically coupled thereto, wherein the external switch bank further comprises an on/off master power switch electrically coupled to the surveillance system and configured to selectively turn on and off power to the entire surveillance system at once. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of constructing a sting trailer, comprising:
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providing a semi-trailer with a hidden compartment defined by a false end wall within a cargo-carrying compartment, the false end wall extending across an entire width and an entire height of the cargo-carrying compartment and having an appearance of a true end wall; disposing a surveillance system within the hidden compartment, and concealing the surveillance system from individuals with access to the cargo-carrying compartment; disposing at least one external on/off switch on an exterior of the semi-trailer; electrically coupling the at least one external on/off switch to at least one subsystem of the surveillance system for selectively turning on and off power to the at least one subsystem without turning on or off power to the entire surveillance system at once, the at least one subsystem including at least one of a camera system with one or more cameras, a microphone system with one or more microphones, a global positioning system, a closed circuit television system, a recording system with audio and video recorders, power supplies, rechargeable batteries, and access routers; and disposing another external on/off power switch on the exterior of the semi-trailer and electrically coupling the other external on/off power switch to the surveillance system for selectively turning on and off power to the entire surveillance system of the sting trailer at once. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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