Patent ID: 6043733
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B60R,B62H,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking device for a vehicle comprising:a housing including a substantially U-shaped portion having a pair of terminal ends with a hollow transverse portion attached to said terminal ends with at least one terminal end being removable therefrom allowing said housing to be secured about a select portion of a vehicle;a locking means for locking said removable terminal end to said transverse portion;an alarm means for audibly alerting a user when said housing is removed from the select portion of a vehicle by an unauthorized user;a cellular transmission means in communication with said alarm means for dialing a predetermined telephone number upon said alarm means being activated; and wherein said alarm means comprises a conductive path within said U-shaped portion in communication with a circuit means received within said transverse portion, said circuit means initiating an audible alarm upon said conductive path being interrupted.