Patent ID: 6662604
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-theft device for use in the operation mechanism of a means of transportation, comprising:a mounting bracket for supporting said anti-theft device and mounted on the body of said means of transportation; a connecting member coupled to a manually operated component; a lock unit movable under the control of a coded means; and a movable member arranged slidably but non-rotatably on a steering column or shifting pin of said means of transportation, when said lock unit being activated said movable member being caused, through the means of transmission between said movable member and said lock unit, to move between a first position in which said movable member is engaged with said mounting bracket and simultaneously disengaged with said connecting member, and a second position in which said movable member is engaged with said connecting member and simultaneously disengaged with said mounting bracket; wherein said movable member is provided with a notch which extends in the direction in which said movable member is moved, the end of said shifting pin being disposed within said notch such that said movable member is able to slide laterally but not rotate relative to said shifting pin.