Vehicle protective cover including an alarm unit
AssigneeDowco, Inc.
InventorsKristopher M. Krohn, Kenneth R. Schweda
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Abstract
A vehicle security system includes a protective cover incorporating a battery operated alarm unit contained within a pocket that is attached to the inner surface of the cover. A cable contained within the cover removably connects a switch actuating plunger of the alarm unit to the vehicle for operating a switch to activate the alarm unit, producing an audible alarm in the event an intruder attempts to remove the cover from the vehicle.
Claims33
A protective vehicle cover and vehicle cover security system, comprising:
- a protective cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, said protective cover adapted to cover substantially all portions of a vehicle;
- at least one alarm unit removably affixed to said protective cover;
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- at least one actuator cable having a first end removably coupled to said alarm unit and a second end removably coupled to said vehicle with said actuator cable untensioned, wherein said alarm unit is triggered upon tensioning of said actuator cable by movement of said protective cover relative to said vehicle.
A protective vehicle cover and vehicle cover security system, comprising:
- a flexible protective cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, said protective cover adapted to cover substantially all portions of a vehicle;
- at least one pocket on said inner surface of said protective cover, said pocket defined by a top portion, a bottom portion, and first and second side walls;
- at least one alarm unit removably contained within said pocket, said alarm unit including a plunger actuator extending therefrom;
- and at least one actuator cable having a first end removably coupled to said plunger actuator of said alarm unit and a second end removably coupled to said vehicle with said actuator cable untensioned, wherein said alarm unit is triggered upon tensioning of said actuator cable by movement of said protective cover relative to said vehicle.
A vehicle cover security system for a protective cover adapted to cover substantially all portions of a vehicle, said system comprising:
- at least one alarm unit removably affixed to said protective cover;
- and at least one actuator cable having a first end removably coupled to said alarm unit and a second end removably coupled to said vehicle with said acturator cable untensioned, wherein said alarm unit is triggered upon tensioning of said at least one actuator cable by movement of said protective cover relative to said vehicle.
A method of protecting a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- providing a protective cover, said protective cover adapted to cover substantially all portions of a vehicle;
- removably affixing at least one alarm unit to said protective cover;
- positioning said protective cover over substantially all portions of said vehicle;
- and arming said alarm unit by coupling an actuator of the alarm unit to the vehicle by an actuator cable so that said actuator cable as coupled between said alarm unit and said vehicle is untensioned, wherein said alarm unit is triggered upon movement of said protective cover relative to said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.