Patent ID: 6973811

Claim:
A theft deterrent device for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: a baseplate adapted to be secured to a motor vehicle, said baseplate having a plurality of baseplate apertures; a housing adapted to be secured to said baseplate, said housing having a plurality of housing apertures that are less in number than said baseplate apertures and are alignable with said baseplate apertures in a plurality of different positions relative thereto; a gear-stick embracing element adapted to be secured to said housing for movement relative to said housing, said gear-stick embracing element defining a passage through which a gear stick of a motor vehicle may pass; and a lock operably connected to at least one of said housing and said gear-stick embracing element, said lock being adapted to engage the other of said housing and said gear-stick embracing element to prevent movement of said gear-stick embracing element with respect to said housing.