Patent ID: 9688248
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A security arrangement for a motor vehicle having an OBD port, the security arrangement comprising a blocker adapted for retro-fitment to the OBD port with primary connector comprising sixteen electrical terminals for connection to the sixteen electrical terminals of the OBD port, the blocker having a secondary connector comprising sixteen electrical terminals for connection to an external device, the format of the secondary connector matching the format of the OBD port, the blocker having an electrical line which is connected to one of the sixteen electrical terminals of the primary connector and to one of the sixteen electrical terminals of the secondary connector, the blocker also having a switch and a controller to control the position of the switch, the switch having a closed position in which the electrical line is complete and an open position in which the electrical line is incomplete, the controller having a record of an identifier and being configured to close the switch when the identifier is communicated to the controller.