Patent ID: 7195093

Claim:
A power interruption system for a vehicle for selectively breaking a circuit between a battery and an ignition of the vehicle, said system comprising: a switch being electrically coupled to the circuit for selectively opening or closing the circuit, an actuator being mechanically coupled to the switch for selectively actuating said switch, wherein the circuit is open when said actuator is in an open position and said circuit is closed when said actuator is in a closed position, said switch being mounted on an inner surface of a vehicle wall, said switch being positioned generally adjacent to a fuel door of the vehicle; and an arm being attached to an inner surface of the door, said arm extending into a fuel portal of the vehicle, said arm having a free end, a flange being attached to said free end of said arm, said actuator being positioned such that said flange engages said actuator when the door is opened or closed, wherein said flange pulls said actuator into said open position when the door is opened and pushes said actuator into said closed position when the door is closed.