ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES APPLICABLE TO THE GEAR LEVER

Description

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND CRAFTS MODWUflIO si»*., CRAFTS ITt I OD. I - « TER DGP 1. - BR SVETTI CENTRAL OFFICE PATENT FOR INDUSTRIAL INVENTION This patent is granted for the invention which is the subject of the application specified below: N. QUESTION Year 6?9?Z (tal. Pro*. UPICA. I CODICI DATA PflfS OMANDA P e MAHM 01 TORiNq ? 135 z 14 0' p Ή r Γ 1 HOLDER TUL T LOCK LTD. TO YAVNE ISRAEL AND CYK^AN JOSEF TO TEI AVIV 1 I TOLO ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR ''TO' LI APPLICABLE TO THE LEVER Li f ' 'TIC Ίβ I< JNV. t>ES. JOSEF CYKMAN PRIORITY ISRAFLE DOM.PREVENT.N.6^748 ' Γ 16 SEPTEMBER 198^ THE DIRECTOR .....1 6 SET, «r ....... PROVINCIAL OFFICE OF INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND CRAFTS OF TURIN Minutes of filing of patent application for industrial invention The year 1984 the day SEPTEMBER ) MUL-TL.OCK LTD. 1'. 0. Box 465 Yavne 1sraele Israeli nationality 2) C •Ί· represents! > by Messrs. Filippo Jacobacci, Guido Jacobacci, Aurelio Erari, Gian Antonio Pancot, Piero Saconney, Luigi-Saglietti, Torquato Vannini, Carlo Mezzanotte, Giovanni / ertoli, Viola Violi, Franco Buzzi. Roberto Pori:·. Giancarlo Notato, Roberto De Nova, Giuseppe Quinte: m, Massino Introvigne (Luciano Bosotti of the company Jacobacci-Casetta & Perani SpA, domiciled before the latter in Via Alfieri 17, Turin, and electively domiciled for the purposes of the law also «pursuant to the provisions of article 75, 3° C. of the Royal Decree of 29 June 1939, No. 1127 and of art. 56, 2° c. of the Royal Decree of 21 June 1942, No. 929, represented by the said agents at the above-mentioned address of Jacobacci-Casetta & Perani SpA In 10121 TOSINO, Via Alfieri 17 has presented to me, the undersigned, an application on stamp duty for the granting of an industrial invention patent for the invention having as its title: Anti-theft device for motor vehicles applicable to the le·, ι of the gearbox Designated Inventor: Jouef CYKMAN Priority: The right of priority has been claimed arising from: a) Previous application: Patent No. 69748 filed in Israel il 1· Sr i (.ombre 1983 „ , . »7 fu ccr.ttert*· ' ' guà.lità a Various annotations re,- '< ' '· 1·' ' Attached documentation: ,Ai) N. NI)· 53824 : / 84 a) description, in duplicate, of P. 5 pages of writing; b) drawings, in duplicate copy, of n. 3 tables; (provisional -remlam -otari follow) c) letter of appointment, Again-or referring to the general proeura;. d) priority document with Italian translation; (reserved) e) =iiuten7: <azioRff=o atto dì cessione; (riserva) f) designation of inventor; g) proof of payment (on postal account no. 00668004, made out to the Tax and Concession Registry Office of Rome) of 182,000 lire issued by the Post Office of Torio > on date il. .1984 η. h) revenue stamp of L, 3,000. The description and drawings listed above have been signed by the interested parties and countersigned by me and stamped with the office stamp. A copy of these minutes has been signed by me and delivered to the interested party. / pc MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND CRAFTS CENTRAL PATENT OFFICE - ROME 1) MUL-T-LOCK LTD* Ρ,Ο.Βοχ 465, Yavne, Israel Israeli nationality 2) 396 / 84 A / 84 CYKMAN Josef ; Yehuda Haievi St» Tel Aviv, Israel, national Israeli, through the representatives Mr. Filippo Jacobacci, Guido Jacobacci, Aurelio Perani, Gian Antonio Pancot, Piero Saconney, Torquato Vannini, Cario Mezzanotte, Giovanni Sertoli, Viola Violi, Franco Buzzi, Roberto Porta, Giancarlo Notaro, Roberto De Nova, Giuseppe Quinterno, Massimo Introvlgne, Luciano Bosotti of the company Jacobacci-Casetta & Perani SpA, domiciled at the latter in Via Alfieri 17, Turin, and elected domiciled for legal purposes also "pursuant to art. 75, 3° c. of the Royal Decree of 29 June 1939, N. 1127 and of art. 56, 2nd c. of the Royal Decree of 21 June 1942, N. 929 », at the aforementioned agents at the above address of Jacobacci-Casetta & Perani SpA In 10121 TURIN, Via Alfieri 17 requests the granting of a Patent for: INDUSTRIAL INVENTION entitled: Anti-theft device for motor vehicles applicable to the gear lever Designated Inventor: JoBef CYKMAN Priority is claimed for the right deriving from: previous patent application No. 69748 dated September 16, 1983 filed in Israel , , / .'.,ζιΐίίύ a noccn® ,>,) 11. 1411· ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION Description In duplicate (pages % of writing) Drawings ife«dHp&eee«apla (number 3 tables) (provisional - rule meters follow) “ Letter of appointment Priority document with Italian translation (reservation) Deed of Assignment (Reservation) Inventor designation Proof of payment (on current account No. 00668004) Made out to the Registry and Concessions Office of Rome of L. 182,000, issued by the Post Office of Turin on 11.9.1984 No. N. 1 revenue stamp worth L. 3,000 Turin, September 14, 1964 for the purpose of MUL-T-LOCK I / TD and CYKMAN Josef The agents DESCRIPTION of the industrial invention entitled: Anti-theft device for motor vehicles applicable to the lever 69748 of the change of : MUL-T-LOCK LTD., Israeli nationality, P,O,B. 465, Yavne (Israel) Josef CYKMAN, Israeli nationality, Yehuda Halevi St. , Tel-Aviv (Israel). Designated Inventor: Josef Cykman. Filed on: September 14, 1984 G7S24A / 84 SUMMARY Arrangement to prevent the theft of a motor vehicle by locking the gear lever to a fixed part of the motor vehicle, characterised by a rigid bar fixed to a part of the body of the motor vehicle in the vicinity of the lever JAGOBACGf - CASETTA à PERANi of the gear, and parallel to the latter, a padlock body rigidly mounted on the bar, and a padlock locking handle intended to be locked on the padlock body, with the lever enclosed by the handle. The present invention relates to anti-theft devices for motor vehicles, and more particularly to an arrangement for preventing the theft of motor vehicles by locking the gear lever to a fixed part of the motor vehicle. There are many known arrangements intended to immobilize the gear lever by locking it, for example at the steering THERE IS. GM / mg or a vehicle pedal. The locking device itself takes the form of a bar or chain equipped with appropriate locking provisions. However, experience has shown that these known devices do not effectively protect against sophisticated and well-equipped vehicle thieves. It is therefore the object of the invention to provide locking means that are more secure than the type previously specified. The invention provides an arrangement for preventing theft of motor vehicles by locking the gear lever to a fixed part of the motor vehicle, characterized by a rigid bar fixed to a part of the motor vehicle bodywork in the vicinity of and parallel to the gear lever, a padlock body rigidly mounted on the bar, and a padlock locking handle designed to be locked to the padlock body with the lever enclosed by the handle. The handle may be separable from the lock and enclosed in a block having a recess to receive the lever in its locked position. These and other advantages of the invention will be more fully understood in light of the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of example only, with reference to the drawings. 2. annexes, in which: Figure 1 represents a three-dimensional schematic view of the arrangement according to the invention; Figure 2 represents a side view of the arrangement illustrated in Figure 1; Figure 3 represents a front view of the arrangement illustrated in Figure 2; Figure 4 is a top view of the arrangement illustrated in Figures 2-3; and Figure 5 illustrates the lock body and lock locking handle in their detached or separated positions. Figure 1 shows a part 10 of the vehicle that allows for the mounting of the gear lever 12 (usually the part of the floor corresponding to the front right side of the driver). As also illustrated in Figure 1, a bar-like member 14 is provided that extends vertically parallel to the gear lever 12. The bar 14 is made of hardened steel or other suitable material and includes an enlarged lower section 14' with any suitable arrangement by which it can be securely attached to a body or chassis portion of the vehicle. In the exemplified embodiment, the bar is attached to a contoured floor portion 16 of the vehicle (see 3. Figure 3) using four screws 18 tightened against, and welded to, a safety contrast plate 20. Obviously, any other formal assembly or fastening can be used, taking into account, among other things, the shape and contour of the floor section 10 of the vehicle, which varies from one model to another. At the free end of the bar is mounted the body or casing of a padlock 22. The padlock body 22 is shown welded to the bar 14, but any other means of attachment may be used. The counterpart to the padlock body 22 is a handle 24, which is preferably separable from the body 22, as is clearly illustrated in Figure 5. As is also illustrated, the curved portion of the handle 24 is embedded in a block-like metal casing 26, which is provided with a recess 28 to receive the gear lever 12 in the locked position of the arrangement, as is more clearly shown in Figure 4. Thus the padlock becomes, in its locked position, a virtually unitary body that prevents access (by saws or other cutting devices) to the arms of the handle 24. It will now be easily understood how the arrangement according to the present invention constitutes a simple but extremely effective means against the theft of a motor vehicle, which is so common today. It will also be noted that many modifications CASETTA & PERANI vacant 4. and variations of the invention may be applied without departing from its scope as defined in and by the appended claims.

Claims

1. CLAIMS 1. - Arrangement for preventing the theft of a motor vehicle by locking the gear lever to a fixed part of the motor vehicle, characterized by a rigid bar fixed to a part of the bodywork of the motor vehicle in the vicinity of, and parallel to, the gear lever, a padlock body rigidly mounted on the bar, and a padlock locking handle designed to be locked to the padlock body, with the lever enclosed by the handle.

2. - Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the bar is welded to said body part.

3. - Arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the handle is detachable from the body of the padlock.

4. - The arrangement of claim 3, wherein the handle is enclosed in a block, and the block is provided with a recess to receive the lever in its locked position.

5. - Arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the bar, the padlock and the handle are made of hardened steel. INDA RI 00 I ItoLOiiii* L. 67^24 4«·A M aetiwbre <W4 Fig . T. Per incarico di WL-JF-LOCK LTD. · CTKMAS Joeaf Dot. ancia I\, 678)24 a / 8z] del 14 Settembre 1984 Domanda V. 67924 A / 84 del 14 Setteabre 1984 Fig . 4-, Per incarico di KJV-T-LOCK LTD. · CTKHAJi Joaaf MINISTERO DELL'INDUSTRIA, DEL COMMERCIO E DELL'ARTIGIANATO v i:È'