Patent ID: 6519901
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A01G,E04H

Abstract:
A system for protecting an exposed structure from external threats comprising:a hub member having a first face and a second face and an outer circumferential surface extending therebetween; the hub member including a first opening extending from the first face to the second face, the first opening sized to accommodate a portion of the exposed structure; a notch extending from the outer circumferential surface of the hub to the first opening, the second opening sized to allow the portion of the exposed structure to pass through the second opening; a detector for detecting an external threat installable upon an exposed structure; a GPS receiver component; a transmitter component; and a second receiver component; wherein the detector is configured to activate the transmitter component upon detecting an external threat, and the transmitter component is configured to transmit location information derived from the GPS receiver to the second receiver component when activated.