IP Library Granted Patent US 7,347,298
Granted Patent B2
US 7,347,298 · App. 10/994,624 · Granted Mar 25, 2008

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Patent No.
US 7,347,298
App. No.
10/994,624
Granted
Mar 25, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

This automobile anti-theft device comprises a removable stick gear shifter, release mechanism, and possibly a second level safety release mechanism, steel ball bearing, an exclusive shaft key lock component, and electrical connections depending on the type of transmission in use. These components are designed to function in unison to allow a car operator to remove a gear shifter to prevent automobile theft.

Claims (29)

1. A theft prevention device for a motorized vehicle comprising:

(a) a removable gear shifter;

(b) a mooring for anchoring the removable gear shifter;

(c) a key located at the bottom of the removable gear shifter;

(d) a lock on the interior of the mooring that corresponds to the key located at the bottom of the removable gear shifter;

(e) a release button on the removable gear shifter that activates a steel ball bearing located inside the key on the bottom of the removable gear shifter

(f) a first safety release button located on the removable gear shifter; and

(g) a second safety release button located on the removable gear shifter.

2. The theft prevention device of claim 1 further comprising:

a release button located on the removable gear shifter that activates an electrical terminal located on the key at the bottom of the removable gear shifter.

3. The theft prevention device of claim 2 further comprising:

electrical terminals located on the interior of the mooring.

4. The theft prevention device of claim 1 further comprising:

a theft prevention warning sticker placed on the motorized vehicle.

5. The theft prevention device of claim 1 further comprising:

a flap hinged to the mooring.

6. A theft prevention device for a motorized vehicle comprising:

(a) a removable gear shifter;

(b) a mooring for anchoring the removable gear shifter;

(c) a key located on the bottom of the removable gear shifter;

(d) a lock on the interior of the mooring that corresponds to the key located at the bottom of the removable gear shifter;

(e) a release button located on the removable gear shifter that activates a steel ball bearing located inside the key on the bottom of the removable gear shifter;

(f) a first safety release button located on the removable gear shifter;

(g) a second safety release button located on the removable gear shifter;

(h) a theft prevention warning sticker placed on the motorized vehicle; and

(I) a flap hinged to the mooring.

7. A method for protecting a vehicle comprising:

installing a gear shifter into a mooring connected to the vehicles transmission; and

pressing the release button on the removable gear shifter that activates a steel ball bearing located inside the key on the bottom of the removable gear shifter, the first safety release button on a removable gear shifter in conjunction with the sescond safety release, button, simultaneously, and removing the removable gear shifter from the mooring.

Continuity (1)
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