Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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FI~LD Ul- TH~ lNUNTION
The present in~r~ntion rr~latss to alarm sscurity davicss,
more spscifically to a davica o~ such typs which cAn be activat~d
at a distanr~a away from the scens of ~uch crim~s as a rsd rohhr~ry~
unauthorizerJ r~ntry into public buildings9 institution~ and
privats rssid~ncss as wr~ll as th~ft of commercial and privat
motor vehicles.
BAC~GRnUND OF THE IN~ENTION
1~ Alarm systems having visual and/or auditory alsrting
componsnts ~,rr~ kn~wn and havs bern in common usage ~or an
~xtsndsd p~riod of tims. ~uch systsms arr d3signarJ to protr~ct
individuals and property from various typss of assault and thr~ft
and a~s loca~r~, prominsntly or hiddsn~ in privata homes~ small
business, warehousas and banks whars thara may ba vulnsrable
pr~rsnns~ such as ths agsd, or ualuabla merchandiss such ~3
pharmacsuticals, jew~llsry or alrnhol.
Yet crimes still occur and with incrsasing frequsncy
from year to ysar bscause criminals bslisvr~ thsy can s cc~ud
2~ in their ventures, in ths ssnss that "breaking the law is
gstting caught~"
Although one possibl~ rsason for this stat~ of affairs
is public apathy 7 it is mor~ likr~ly that pressnt alarm systems
are inadsquata. For axample soms elarm systams ars mors or 1BSS
hiddr~n from vi~w in various public buildings. A would be criminal
is not d~terrad from his intsndsd act in such a casr~1 not raali~ing
that th~re is an alarm systsm in placs. Mor~ importantly svsn
a prominentlv locatad alarm system does not always achiavs its
dasired goal o~ crimr~ pravantion bscau3a an armsd criminal has th~
:~1 means to disabl~ it nr kno~ it is dssignod to ba activatad by a
switch or th~ liks control m~an3 at the scene of the intended
crime. The crinninal in such a situation has only to detarmin~
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~here ths s~itch i~ to effectivoly p~event the alarm from beirlg
turl-,e~J on t~y tn ~nlpl~y~e (in a ~uper-market~ for exampl0). In`
tl-le c~se o Inotor uehicle thefts criminals encounter evsn 189s
rs~i3tance 3iQee most motor vahiclss are not pro~ided with any
~ti-theft ~e~ic8 apart fro~ lo~king ~aa~ for the doors~ Thus~
if a v~hicle is 3tolan the owner can only noti~y the p~lice in the
hnpe that it will eventually be found, abandonud by the thie~.
~E~T5 UF TH~ INVENTION
Accordinqly it is a ~irst objæct of the present invention
`lO to provide an alarm device which can be actiuated by r~ots
control means et a distancs of up to sixty miies a~ay from
where the device is installed.
It is another object of ~he pre~ent invention to provide
~n alarm deuice of thu abo~e type whirh has bnth vi~ual and
auditory alerting components~
It is yet anothcr object of the prssent invention tD
p~o~ e al~ alarm device of the above type having its o~n
integrall)~ containad power sourccO
lt ie still another object of the present invention to
'f~) provide an alarm device of the above type which i3 tanper-proof
and bullet--proof.
It is still another object of tne present Invention to
provide an alarm device of the above typ~ which i3 ~imple in
design and inexpensive to man~facture.
Sln~AI~Y OF '~iE INVE`~TION
q'he above anA other objects and advantage3 of the pre~ant
invention are realized according to a preferred embodimenl. com-
prising a generally box-shaped ca3ing made of rigid material.
'~wo paralIel anA 3paced-apart side wall3 of the ca3ing are each
;~) provided with a light re~'lector ~urface. The latter are each
covered b~ trall~parent gla~s material. At the center ot` each
reflector sur-face is a light hulb each ha~-ing a ~ocket end
extendin~ im~ardl~t. Support means in~ide the ca3ing are provided
f`or ~he~e ~ cket end~.
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I`h~ ca~in~ al.~o contain~ a ~iren, preferably of a high
ri~ci~,el rar.ing, ~--n~l clispose~l ort`rlo,ronally to the two li~ht refleetor
-;urtace~. ~ucil that its sound-making end 19 acljacent a third sid~
wal~ penings are provided in the t.hird wall fc~r the sound ~o
pass througl~. A second support means is provlded for the ~iren.
The caslng further contains an elec-trlcal power source
which i3 c;onnected to the li~ht bulbs and ~iren.
Th~ casing is also provided with a small radio-wave
recei.ver in t,urn eonnected to the light bulbs and siren. This
l~' receiver is adapted to be activated by a small and wireless
remote control activator which may be easily carried in a shirt
or pants pocket. The receiver in the casing is powerful enough
to receive a signal a considerable distanee away from the
location where the alarm device is installed.
The above will be more-clearly ~mderstood by having
referral -to the preferred embodiment of the invention,illustrated
by way of the accompanyin~ drawings, in which;
E~RlE:I~' DE~,RIrTION OF THE. DRAWINGS
~ i~. 1 is ~ lateral elevation of the alarm device
~l) partially broken away and showir~ in dashed outline the siren,
the elec-tric~l ~ower source and the control box, and
l~'ig, ~ i~ a view taken along line 2-2 of fig. 1.
Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the
clrawl.n"~ .
DETAII,ED D~SCRlPTI~N OF THE INVE~JTION
The invention comprises a generally cube-sllaped easing
1 made ol` rigid metal and preferably bullet-proof. It has a
front wall ;', a rear wall ~, two spaced-apart side walls 4,
a top wal~ ~ and a bo-ttom wall 6.
i(~ Ttle two side walls 4 are each provided with a circul~r
openirl~ in wh-ich is pro~ided a parabolic light reflector 7.
'rlle latter i9 covered with a transparent;, bullet-proof and prefe~
rably red--tlntecl ~lass surface 8 9uch as "plas-tic glass", These
~lrt`a~`e9 ~ ''t' ~ r~`'f`~'r~hly m~ eC~ Wl t~ r~e w~ite letteI~
spell~n~ "ar~ c)ld-u~ a~-though it is to be understood that other
Inscriptlon~ collh~ ~e provided. (These letters are not shown in
t~e drawin~
l~oth side walls are removabl~ secured to casing 1 by
rneans o[' screw3 9 for acceiss to -the interior of the casing 1
in ca3e ttle device needs to be repaired.
'I`he central portion of each ref'lecto~ has an inwar~l~
exterldlng li~ht bulb socket 10 a~apted to hold a light bulb ll.
'I`he latter pref`erably have an illuminating power of -twelve watts.
l~) The ~ockets lO are each supported in casing 1 by a first
support means conslsting of four thin rods 12-radially spaced
and f'aster~ed at one end to a collar 1~ which surrounds a socket
10, an~ at ~;he opposite end to front wall 2, rear wall ~, top
wall 5 and bo~;tom wall 6.
''I'h~ wo ligh~ bulbs 11 con~titute the visual alerting
component~ oi the device and can be seen a substantial distance
in the day time and even further at ni~ht. Each llght bulb 11
may be made to flash on and off whell activated~ in a kno~n manner
by flasher eLemen-ts ~0.
'~) The device is also provided with an auditory aler-ting
component consisting of a siren 14. The latter prefer~bly ha3
a high decibel ra-ting, i.e, approximately 114 decibels. It i3
supported inside casing 1 by a ~econd support means consisti;~
of brackets 15 which are rigidly secured to top wall 5, As shown
clearly in fi~, 2 siren 14 is at a right angle to the bulb~ 11
and their associated reflectors 7 as well as being disposed above
the bnlbs il. i~he front, sound end 14' of siren 14 is located
adjacent ~`ront wall 2, The lat-ter is provided with ~latted
openings ~' for the sound to pass therethrough,
(~ The casing 1 further encloses a power source f'or the
bulbs ll an~ siren 1~ in the form of a battery 16 preferably
having a potential rating of 16 volts and having -terminals 17
and lo, vne ot` which is grounded,
('a.inf~ I fl~rther encloses a ~ontrol box 19, which is
cl~trlcally connected to bulb~ 1l, alren l4 bat-tery l5 and flasher
elements ~'0. ~d~itionally box ly is ~onnected to a pair of
~niversal contacts 21. 'rhe latter are installed in 3eries so
that lt is impossible -to know where -they are locatad in~ide casing 1.
'[`his is -to en3ure maxim~n security: -the siren will be automatically
energized if a reE`lec-tor 7 is displaced and even if casing 1 is
openecl for repairs. A manual swi~ch 22 is provided to shut of~
the siren 14 in the latter case.
Ll! Siren 14, bulbs 11 and fla~her elements 20 are adapted
to be ~ilr~ltansously activated by remote control throl~p a radio
receiver located in control box 19. The radio receiver i9
activated by a small radio-wave emitter (not shown) which may be
conveniently carried in a shirt or pants pocket. The emitter
can be turned on secretly without a criminal being aware of it.
'rhe reeiver is powe~ful enough to receive a signal from the
emitter up to a range of sixty i~iles away from the location of
the alarm.
Thus it will be appreciated that the alarm device of
~`-) the present invention will effactively stirle crime in a wide
variety of a~ip]ications: for example the device can be installed
on the roof of ~n armored truck. Each of the guards riding the
truck would be given an activator thus making a robbery by the
g~ards impossible without the collusion of all of them. If, on
the other hand, the truck is stolen the ~lards could quickly
activate the alarm with the result that the thieves would be
forced to abandon t~le truck.
Or, the device could be installed on the ou-tside wall
of a private home, on delivery t~cks, on the premises of small
i~) b~lsinesses, etc~, to successfully deter would-be armed assailants.
Prior publicit~ would make th~ device public knowled~e 90 that it
~ould ~ot be m~taken for conventional police or am~ulance
rens an(l,~or llghts.
