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US 12,397,742 B2Granted
Motorcycle theft prevention device
OwnerRaymond Delreal Francoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a motorcycle theft prevention system that comprises a tilt switch and a control circuit. After the user installed the present invention, the control circuit stays in the deactivated state until the motorcycle is oriented to a different angle. When the motorcycle is oriented to a different angle, the control circuit activates the horn and light source to warn the user of possible theft.
Claims1
A motorcycle alarm system, comprising:
- a housing including:
- a tilt switch;
- a control circuit;
- an on/off power switch;
- a communications device;
- a geolocation device;
- an alarm power source;
- wherein
- the housing is space-efficiently sized to house the tilt switch, the control circuit, the communications device, the geolocation device, and the alarm power source;
- the housing is configured to be retrofittable affixed to a motorcycle;
- the housing is externally affixed to the motorcycle;
- the on/off power switch is positioned on an external surface of the housing;
- the motorcycle includes:
- a horn;
- a light source;
- a vehicle power source;
- a fuel pump;
- a fuse box;
- an ignition;
- an active angle of the motorcycle is greater than a resting angle of the motorcycle, wherein the active angle is 90 degrees in relation to a ground, and wherein the resting angle is 45 degrees in relation to the ground;
- the control circuit is communicatively coupled to the tilt switch, the on/off power switch, the horn, the light source, the vehicle power source, the communications device, the geolocation device, and the alarm power source;
- the control circuit is electrically connected to the fuel pump, the fuse box, and the ignition through at least one jumper cable;
- the at least one jumper cable traversing out of the housing and into the motorcycle;
- the tilt switch is a mercury switch;
- the tilt switch is configured to be in a deactivated state when the motorcycle is oriented in the resting angle as the motorcycle leans against the kickstand;
- the tilt switch is configured to be in an activated state when the motorcycle is oriented in the active angle as the motorcycle is upright in motion;
- the control circuit is configured to:
- receive, via the communication device, an alarm arming instruction from a wireless remote;
- determine whether the tilt switch is in the activated state;
- activate one or more of the horn and the light source when the tilt switch is in the activated state;
- restrict power flow from the vehicle power source to one or more of the fuel pump, the fuse box, and the ignition of the motorcycle when the tilt switch is in the activated state;
- receive, via the communications device, other operational instructions from a computing device, wherein the computing device is a mobile computing device, and wherein the mobile computing device comprises a user interface;
- capture, via the geolocation device, a geolocation datapoint of the motorcycle when the tilt switch is in the activated state;
- and
- transmit, via the communications device, the geolocation datapoint to the mobile computing device;
- and
- the computing device is configured to display the geolocation datapoint on a virtual map through the user interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.