# US 6,748,701 B2 · Burglar proof device for opening panel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,748,701 B2 - Document ID: US6748701B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/148,265 - Filed: 2002-09-27 - Published: 2003-05-15 - Granted: 2004-06-15 - Earliest claimed: 1999-11-30 - Assignees: Atral - Inventors: Michel Gelin; Christian Badel; Jean-Luc Buiret; Jean-Claude Dromard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6748701B2 ## CPC - E05B 45/06: Electric alarm locks {(E05B45/005 takes precedence)} - E06B 5/113: {Arrangements at the edges of the wings, e.g. with door guards to prevent the insertion of prying tools (protection of the locking region by preventing insertion of a tool E05B17/2003; means to prevent forced opening by attack, tampering or jimmying of lock E05B17/2084; anti-tamper devices arranged on or near the hinges E05D11/0018)} - E05B 17/2084: {Means to prevent forced opening by attack, tampering or jimmying (E05B15/1614 takes precedence; for ignition or steering locks B60R25/023)} - Y10T 70/8027: Condition indicators - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A burglar-proof device designed to be fixed on one surface of a receiving wall located in or proximate to at least part of the periphery of an opening panel such as a door or a shutter, includes an elongated tubular element (7, 25) having a support wall (8) urged to be supported on the receiving surface (5), at least a fixing member (12, 12a) passing through a passage provided in the support wall (8) of the elongated element and which is fixed on the opening panel (2), at least an elastic return member (15) arranged in the elongated element, and at least a movement sensor mounted in the elongated element and co-operating with the receiving wall, so that, when the elongated element is stressed to counter the elastic member and moves away from the receiving wall, the movement sensor is capable of delivering an electric signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A burglar-proof device which can be fixed to a receiving surface of a receiving wall situated in or in a vicinity of at least part of a periphery of an opening panel, characterized in that it comprises an elongate tubular element (7, 25) having a bearing wall (8) bearing against said receiving surface (5), at least one fastening member (12, 12a) which passes through a passage formed in said bearing wall (8) of the elongate element and which is fastened to said receiving wall (2), at least one elastic return member (15) placed in said elongate element and interposed between said fastening member and said bearing wall of the elongate element, and at least one displacement sensor (20) installed in said elongate element and collaborating with said receiving wall, so that when said elongate element is urged against the action of said elastic member and moves away from said receiving wall, said displacement sensor is able to deliver an electric signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said elastic member (15) comprises two opposed branches, a central part of which cooperates with said fastening member (12, 12a) and end parts (18, 19) of which bear against said bearing wall (8) of the elongate element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said fastening member comprises a spacer (12) bearing against said receiving wall and comprising wings (16, 17) for holding said elastic member (15) and a central passage for the passage of a fastening element such as a screw (12a). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said spacer comprises an inclined ramp along which said elongate element can rise when urged laterally. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said fastening member comprises a spacer (26) bearing against said receiving wall and having a central passage for the passage of a fastening element such as a screw (27), said elastic member (15) being sandwiched between the spacer and a head of this fastening element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device as claimed claim 1, characterized in that said elongate element comprises a first section piece (7) in the shape of a U, the base of which constitutes said bearing wall and a second section piece (25) in the shape of a U which envelopes and covers said first section piece and which clips onto said first section piece. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said elongate element carriers a plate (30) designed to stretch forward from the actuating member of a means (3) of locking and opening panel, this plate being equipped with an anti-drill washer (34) having an opening for the passage of a key which can be introduced into said actuating member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that between said plate and the surface of the opening panel is inserted a displacement sensor that senses the displacement of said plate and the surface of the door with respect to the other. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said displacement sensor consists of an electric switch. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that a body of said switch is subjected to a spring (29) acting toward said receiving wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the device is installed against a surface of said opening panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the device is installed against a surface of a door surround. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the opening panel is a door. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the opening panel is a shutter.