Security apparatus for vehicle communications accessory
OwnerDavid W. Kentinventor
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Abstract
A citizen band radio is enclosed by a strong box which is adapted to be locked releasably to a mounting bracket attached to the floor board of a vehicle.
Claims5
Security apparatus for a vehicle communications accessory havinfg a case shaped generally as a parallelepiped and defined by top, bottom, front, rear and side walls, said apparatus comprising a box having a top wall and having first and second side walls sized and shaped to telescopically receive said case, the rear of said box being open to permit said case to be telescoped into said box from the rear thereof, lip means on the front of said box and engageable with the front wall of said case to prevent said case from being removed out of the front of said box, first and second flanges projecting inwardly from said first and second side walls, respectively, of said box and underlying the bottom wall of said case, a mounting bracket having front and rear sides, means for anchoring said mounting bracket to the floor of a vehicle, said mounting bracket having first and second shelves underlying said first and second flanges, respectively, and having first and second plates overlying said first and second flanges, respectively, each shelf and its overlying plate defining a forwardly and outwardly opening channel for receiving the respective flange with said flanges being adapted to be slid into said channels from the front side of said mounting bracket, a first pin extending removably through said first shelf, said first flange and said first plate, a second pin extending removably through said second shelf, said second flange and said second plate, said pins being engageable with the rear wall of said case to prevent said case from being removed from the rear of said box, and first and second security locks connected to said first and second pins, respectively, and preventing unauthorized removal of said pins from said shelves, flanges and plates whereby said pins connect said box to said mounting bracket while said locks prevent unauthorized removal of said box from said bracket.
Security apparatus for a vehicle communications accessory having a case shaped generally as a parallelepiped and defined by top, bottom, front, rear and side walls, said apparatus comprising a box having a top wall and having first and second side walls sized and shaped to telescopically receive said case, the rear of said box being open to permit said case to be telescoped into said box from the rear thereof, inwardly projecting lip means on the front of said box and engageable with the front wall of said case to prevent said case from being removed out of the front of said box, first and second flanges projecting from the margins of said first and second side walls, respectively, and means connected to said flanges for anchoring the latter to a vehicle.
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