Theft-proof license plate
The transparent plastic license plate with hollowed-out numbers and letters, combined with a disappearing ink mechanism, addresses the theft vulnerability of traditional plates by making them unreadable when stolen, thus effectively preventing unauthorized use.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE102024000236
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-31
AI Technical Summary
Existing license plates are susceptible to theft due to their design, which allows easy detachment and replacement, and current anti-theft solutions are inadequate.
A transparent plastic license plate with hollowed-out numbers and letters, a flexible white plastic background, and a mechanism that causes the numbers and letters to disappear when the plate is removed from the vehicle, utilizing a liquid that leaks upon tampering.
Prevents theft by rendering the license plate unreadable upon removal, thereby deterring unauthorized use and providing an effective anti-theft mechanism.
Abstract
Description
[0001] Usually, people buy their cars, whether new or used, and then go through a few procedures like taking out insurance from insurance companies, registering the car in the new owner's name, and getting two license plates, one for the front and one for the rear of the car. These plates are made from aluminum, with numbers and letters written on them using mechanical pressing and then painted black, while the back of the plate is white. These plates are attached to the front and back with plastic frames. They are easy to remove and install, as anyone can remove and obtain them, which makes these plates vulnerable to theft by thieves or for illegal use.
[0002] This is where I came up with the idea of a theft-proof license plate. Technical description of the invention:
[0003] The license plate is made of transparent plastic, the numbers and letters are hollowed out on the inside. These cavities are filled with a special type of ink or black paint. A flexible white plastic background is then attached. This can be glued to both sides, the front is glued to the back of the plate so that the liquid inside stays there. The blanks, which take on the shape of letters and numbers, are glued to the back of the plate and attached to the body of the car. If someone removes the license plate from the car body, the back of the license plate is torn and the liquid that was filled in then leaks out of the license plate. If this happens, the numbers and letters disappear and this will deter anyone trying to make a license plate with these specifications.
[0004] I'd like to point out something. The body of the shield can easily be destroyed during theft, so we can also use liquid chemicals to help it ooze out when exposed to certain light. This way, we've created an anti-theft car shield that's only used once.
Claims
[1] Protects the idea of making license plates from transparent or opaque plastic so that they are fragile in the event of an attempt to remove or steal them. [2] Protect the idea of writing or displaying numbers by filling the empty letters and numbers from the inside with ink or other liquid. [3] Protecting the idea of providing the background of the license plate with a flexible adhesive layer that can be torn when trying to remove it. [4] Protecting the idea that the liquid should be of a special quality so that it can be easily recognized by the relevant authorities after it has entered the car with a specific light.
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