Patent ID: 6265966
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A security system for a vehicle, comprising:a sensor assembly including structure for releasably mounting said sensor assembly to a vehicle and including a sensing device that is actuated by a predetermined level of inertial change relative to said sensor assembly and including a transmitter for transmitting a signal upon sensing said predetermined level of inertial change;a receiver mounted on a corresponding vehicle for receiving said transmitted signal from said sensor assembly and generating an output signal;a slave transmitter operatively coupled to said receiver for receiving said output signal and generating an alarm signal upon receipt of said output signal, said slave transmitter including a transmitter for transmitting said alarm signal; anda remote station including an alarm and a receiver for receiving said alarm signal, said remote station activating said alarm upon receipt of said alarm signal, wherein said sensing device comprises:a housing having first and second longitudinally opposed end walls and structure defining an interior space;a weight slidably mounted within said interior space for movement between said first and second end walls;a magnet on said first end wall within said interior space for attracting said weight, said weight moveable between a first position in contact with said magnet and a second position displaced from said magnet;first and second spaced apart electrodes positioned at said second end of said housing;a power supply positioned within said interior space of said housing, said power supply providing electrical current for energizing said second electrode; andsaid first and second electrodes electrically connected together when said weight is in said second position.