Patent ID: 8228177

Claim:
A vehicle security device comprising: an enclosing housing, said housing being mounted on the a roof of a vehicle; an erectable, pivoting mooring post disposed within said housing; said housing having top-mounted doors, said doors pivoting upwardly when activated for passage of said erectable, pivoting mooring post; a motion control and power delivery system, said control system erecting said mooring post upon activation providing power and control to devices mounted to said post; means for activating and controlling said motion control and power delivery system; a video camera mounted to said mooring post; a lighting system said lighting system being sized and shaped to illuminate an area surrounding said vehicle; sound recording equipment disposed to record sounds adjacent said vehicle; and sound and motion detectors that automatically activate and control said mooring post and devices mounted to said post, said sound and motion detectors being automatically activated after a specified delay period, said delay period commencing with a driver leaving said vehicle, said sound and motion detectors being remotely deactivated by said driver upon his/her return to said vehicle.