Antitheft device for a vehicle and method of installing the same

US5557255A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Steven Adams · Mesa, US
• Curtis Paynter · Mesa, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 1994
• Grant date: Sep 17, 1996
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R25/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a motorized vehicle having an electrical system, a common ground, a horn, a battery, an electronic control module, and a key switch, an antitheft device, and a method of installing the same, the device including a first switch connected to the vehicle engine, a momentary switch for disengaging the vehicle engine, and a first relay for energizing the first switch when the momentary switch is in a closed position such that the vehicle engine can only be engaged after the User has closed the momentary switch.