Abstract: A security device comprises a body having, a lock portion and a securing member. The lock portion may comprise a first engagement member, a second engagement member. The securing member comprises a first interface portion having a locking member, a second interface portion, and a hinge member configured to pivotally couple the first interface portion to the second interface portion. The security device further comprises an extension having a first end and a second end and comprising a head engagement section proximate the first end, and a locking member engagement portion proximate the second end. In an assembled state, the extension is configured to be coupled to the locking member engagement portion and configured to engage the first engagement member, and the second engagement member is configured to engage the locking member.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling a network fabric are disclosed. Labels are assigned to paths between endpoints in the network fabric. Switches in the path are configured to communicate data communication packets having the label along the path. Upon receiving a first data communication packet from a first one of the switches in the network fabric for communication to a destination endpoint over the network fabric, the label for a path from the first switch to the destination is obtained, the first packet is communicated to the destination endpoint and the first switch is caused to communicate subsequent data communication packets corresponding to the first data communication packet over the path.

Abstract: A portable lock includes a wireless signal receiver. The lock may be unlocked by transmitting a wireless unlock signal from a portable device such as a cellular telephone. Various actuation mechanisms which may include a solenoid, motor or memory wire of a type that contracts when energized are provided in example embodiments. Self-locking embodiments are readily operated with one hand.

Abstract: A locking system for a golf cart and the like vehicle having a brake pedal and a speed control pedal located at a floor area is disclosed which comprises a moveable locking device adapted for installation at said floor area of said vehicle having a lock position and an unlock position. The locking device has a locking rod for maintaining the brake pedal down in a braking position, and which maintains the control pedal up in an inoperable position in the locked position, when installed, to disable the operation of the golf cart. The locking rod can be moved to the unlocked position when installed allowing said brake pedal to rise and become operable, and said control pedal to be moved downward rendering the vehicle operable. The vehicle is disabled in the locked position to prevent unauthorized use and theft of the vehicle.

Abstract: A brake/clutch locking system has a brake panel-blocking rod attached to a slidable axial tube in an axial tube to which an anti-lock mechanism is connected. A block in a chamber operatively coupled to a coil spring has a mass that produces more kinetic energy than the coil spring. The block has a shoulder portion with a shape corresponding to a protruding lower edge of a coil spring biased pin that slides into a bored hole provided in the wall of the axial tube and on the slidable axial tube, blocking movement of the slidable axial tube when an external force applied to the block creates a sufficient amount of kinetic energy to move the block from the protruding edge of the pin.

Abstract: Passenger portable safety brake, a safety devise for passenger to control the speed or stop a car driven by a student driver. The passenger portable safety brake includes a handle, elongated tube and U-shaped tip with a latch. This device is designed to easily and temporarily attached to the car brake and controlled by the passenger, driving instructor, parents or any one that is helping the student driver with on the road instruction.

Abstract: A vehicle security system for securing a vehicle against theft. One system comprises a driving function disablement component having a first portion configured to substantially permanently affix to a moveable vehicle component, and a second component configured to removably attach to the first portion and disable the movable vehicle component.

Abstract: A control pedal disabling device includes a housing having a side opening or notch for receiving a pedal assembly component. The opening has a forward surface for bearing against the underside of a pedal assembly component. A rod is slidably mounted to the housing. The rod is movable across the opening to trap the pedal assembly component in the opening. The rod is also movable forwardly from the housing to bear against a vehicle floor, thereby preventing movement of the pedal assembly component toward the vehicle floor.

Abstract: A skid steer attachment lock for preventing the theft of a tool attached to a skid steer loader. The device comprises of an extendable hollow shaft having a first and second opposite ends, wherein the first and second opposite ends are open and adapted to respectively accommodate a first and second attachment tool locking arms when the arms are facing each other; and a locking mechanism disposed in the outer shaft of the extendable shaft for temporarily locking the extendable shaft at a desired length.

Abstract: A landing gear locking device includes a plurality of locking members pivotally connected to each other for allowing the locking members to be moved between open and closed positions. The device further includes a plurality of hasps secured to the locking members, which are engageable with each other when the lock is moved to a closed position. At least one locking pin is secured to one of the locking members and extends outwardly therefrom for being positioned into a landing gear shaft so that same can be prevented from moving beyond a predetermined position.

Abstract: A vehicle pedal lock includes an inner portion that is attached to a brake pedal and which can also be attached to a clutch pedal and an outer portion that locks the pedals to the inner portion whereby the pedals cannot be operated. The portions have handles that telescopingly fit together and can be locked together.

Abstract: An anti-theft lock for a gear lever of an automobile includes a socket, a locking member and a ratchet member. The ratchet member includes a support seat, a cover, a spring, and a nut. In such a manner, the relative angle between the socket and the locking member may be arbitrarily adjusted rapidly, easily and conveniently, so as to fit the relative angle between the emergency brake and the gear lever of the automobile, thereby enhancing the versatility of the anti-theft lock. In addition, the nut is retained in the retaining hole of the cover, so that the nut cannot be rotated relative to the cover. Thus, the cover cannot be detached from the support seat, thereby preventing the anti-theft lock from being broken intentionally.

Abstract: An anti-theft device includes a barrel for attaching onto a gear-shift lever and having a seat, a follower, a latch device for attaching to parking brake and having a conduit to slidably receive the rod, and a lock member secured to the conduit to selectively lock the rod to the conduit. The rod has one end rotatably secured in the follower. A fastener is engaged through the barrel and threaded with the follower, to secure the follower to the seat. The rod may be rotated relative to the conduit, and the follower may be rotated relative to the seat, such that the latch device may be easily attached onto the parking brake.

Abstract: An excavator lock adapted to limit the motion of a pair of control levers such as a forward and reverse drive control levers of a mechanical excavator thereby preventing the theft of a mechanical excavator. The excavator lock comprises a main body and a locking plate. The main body has a first and second channels adapted to accommodate a first and second control levers of a mechanical excavator. The locking plate is adapted to cover the first and second channels. A locking mechanism attached to the main body actively engages with the locking plate to temporarily lock the main body to the lock plate thereby providing an excavator lock for limiting the motion of a first and second control levers of a mechanical excavator to inhibit theft of the mechanical excavator.

Abstract: A pedal locking device for locking and securing a brake and/or clutch pedal of a vehicle includes a dual locking mechanism. The dual locking mechanism provides a first locking mechanism which is movable to engage a locking bracket with the pedals and a second locking mechanism which is actuatable to lock the first locking mechanism in its locked position. The locking device is adjustably mounted to a steering column of the vehicle and is adapted for use with different vehicles, without requiring any alteration of the length of the locking device.

Abstract: An excavator lock adapted to limit the motion of a pair of control levers such as a forward and reverse drive control levers of a mechanical excavator thereby preventing the theft of a mechanical excavator. The excavator lock comprises a main body and a locking plate. The main body has a first and second channels adapted to accommodate a first and second control levers of a mechanical excavator. The locking plate is adapted to cover the first and second channels. A locking mechanism attached to the main body actively engages with the locking plate to temporarily lock the main body to the lock plate thereby providing an excavator lock for limiting the motion of a first and second control levers of a mechanical excavator to inhibit theft of the mechanical excavator.

Abstract: A skid steer locking device for immobilizing the steering, bucket and boom controls of a skid steer loader of a Bobcat-type vehicle with a grid cage. The locking device comprises a main shaft body having a keyed or combination lock and a telescopic shaft body, wherein each shaft end has a pair of fingers with offset stopper flanges for engaging the opposite sides of a grid cage. An adapter element attached to the device at the base of the fingers also locks certain bucket and boom controls. The device can be locked in a collapsed position. Clips on the shafts enable hanging the collapsed device inside the cab during operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: An anti-theft device for automobiles including an elongated tubular shaft having a length consistent with a distance between a steering wheel and accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle. A receiving collar is securable within an opening formed within a floor board of the motor vehicle disposed adjacent to the accelerator pedal. The receiving collar has an open outer end for receiving the lower end of the shaft therein in an operative orientation. A pedal plate is secured to the shaft upwardly of the lower end thereof and is positionable beneath the accelerator pedal in the operative orientation. A locking mechanism is secured to the upper end of the shaft for engaging the steering wheel.

Abstract: A locking apparatus for dual adjacent doors and for a hasp. The locking apparatus of the invention includes a first locking bar connected by a hinge to a second locking bar, the first and second locking bar each having a pair of longitudinally spaced openings therein, the pair of openings in the first locking bar being aligned with the pair of openings on the second locking bar when the first locking bar is pivoted to contact the second locking bar, the first locking bar and the second locking bar being secured to each other by a lock located at the ends of the locking bars opposite the ends of the locking bars at which the hinge is located.

Abstract: There is disclosed a vehicle anti-theft device for blocking at least a pedal arm for a brake or clutch of a vehicle. The device includes a first member having a lower movable plate and a shaft extending therefrom. A second member is provided with an upper stationary plate that includes a second hollow shaft. The first shaft slides in the second hollow shaft, whereby the upper and lower movable plates are adapted to receive at least one pedal arm of a vehicle therebetween. A key lock cooperates with the locking member for locking and unlocking the first shaft with respect to the second hollow shaft. The device includes a base plate for bearing upon the floor of a vehicle. In use the first shaft is pulled upwards for moving the lower plate towards the upper plate for enclosing and blocking the pedal arm therebetween. When the first shaft is pushed downwards with respect to the second hollow shaft, the upper and lower plates are separated to free the pedal arm.

Abstract: A removable antitheft device inhibits theft of an aircraft and the avionics of an aircraft. The device includes a horizontal member having first and second ends. A first hook is positioned at the first end of the horizontal member. The first hook is sized to engage a first yoke shaft of an aircraft. A second hook at the second end of the horizontal member is sized to engage a second yoke shaft of the aircraft. The second hook is detachable from the horizontal member. A vertical barrier is mounted to the horizontal member and is positioned proximate to an avionics stack of the aircraft to block removal of avionics equipment from the avionics stack when the first and second hooks of the horizontal member are engaged with the first and second yoke shafts. The second hook is locked to the horizontal member after the second hook engages the second yoke shaft to prevent the second hook and the horizontal member from being removed from the second yoke shaft.

Abstract: A vehicular control pedal disabling device having a base member, a generally U-shaped member extending upwardly from the base member, a structural housing through which the U-shaped member slides, and a means to lock the device. A means for producing light can be attached to the device to make it more noticeable to those outside of the vehicle. In the device's operable position, the U-shaped member and the structural housing surround the stem of the control pedal and prevent the pedal's actuation when the device is locked. In one embodiment the structural housing includes a support sleeve, a pedal restricting member, a first guide sleeve, a second guide sleeve and a connecting member. The first guide sleeve is connected to the support sleeve through the pedal restricting member and the first guide sleeve is parallel with the support sleeve. The second guide sleeve is axially aligned with the first guide sleeve so that the U-shaped member can slide through both the first and second guide sleeves.

Abstract: An anti-theft apparatus for a vehicle having a vehicle floor, a vehicle fire wall, an accelerator pedal, and a brake pedal mounted on a downwardly extending brake pedal lever, includes a cradle for fitting around the brake lever and including structure for retaining the brake pedal against substantial lateral and downward movement relative to the cradle, a bracing portion connected to the cradle and including a leg and a foot mounted to extend downwardly relative to the cradle to abut the vehicle floor for preventing removal of the cradle from the brake lever and brake pedal, and for preventing depression of the brake pedal and brake lever to operate the vehicle by bracing the cradle against substantial movement relative to the fire wall and floor, and a lock mechanism for releasably securing the leg at the given extension relative to the cradle that the foot abuts the vehicle floor. The cradle bottom wall is preferably concavely arched to follow and receive a forwardly curved brake lever.

Abstract: An anti-theft device has a substantially cylindrical body composed of two semi-cylindrical shells, and structure for hingedly connecting the shells with one another at one circumferential end so that the shells are turnable between an open position in which the other circumferential ends of the body are spaced from one another and a closed position in which the cylindrical body is arranged on a steering column and the other ends of the shells are locked with one another, the cylindrical body being formed so that it completely covers the ignition lock in the closed position so that an unauthorized person can not get access to the ignition lock, and structure for locking the other ends of the shells in the closed position.

Abstract: An anti-theft device (10) for a motor vehicle (12) comprising a clamp (14) mounted in a releasable manner to a steering wheel (16) of the motor vehicle (12), to prevent rotation of the steering wheel (16). A bracket (18) pivotally extends from the clamp (14) and is connected in a releasable manner to a brake pedal (20) of the motor vehicle (12), to prevent operation of the brake pedal (20). A cover (22) is coupled to the clamp (14) and is affixed in a releasable manner about a steering column (24) of the motor vehicle (12), to prevent access to an ignition switch (26) in the steering column (24) and to prevent movement of a gearshift lever (28) on the steering column (24).

Abstract: An anti-theft device for vehicles is disclosed. Generally, the device includes a catch member adapted to catch onto a brake pedal located within the vehicle; a rod member extending from the catch member; an attachment member, fixedly mounted on a second rod, adapted to attach to a steering wheel located within the vehicle; and, a locking apparatus, operably associated with the attachment member, for locking the attachment member onto the steering wheel. The device will also contain a folding joint adapted to connect the rod sections so that the rod sections may be folded when said device is not in use. In the preferred embodiment, the device also contains an adjusting member, cooperating with the rod sections for adjusting the length of the rod according to the dimensions of the vehicle.

Abstract: A handlebar hocking device including a pair of tubular members with each having a distal end, a proximal end and a opening therethrough that is capable of receipt therein a handle of a handlebar. Each tubular member has an exterior surface with a ball joint assembly spaced from the proximal end attached thereto. A locking assembly has a box-like configuration with a bottom wall and a pair of proximal side walls having a passage therethrough with a chamber therein. The chamber has a first wall with a locking lever attached thereto and an orifice therethrough with a locking cylinder therein. A first rod is positioned within the locking assembly and engages one of the ball joint assemblies of one of the tubular members. A second rod has an external end engaging one of the ball joint assemblies of one of the tubular members and an internal end with ribbed projections for engaging the locking lever of the locking assembly to secure the locking device on to the handlebar so as to prevent use.

Abstract: A locking device adapted for use to lock the hand brake and gear shift of a car includes a main shaft which is a tubular structure having a lock element disposed at one side near its front end and a lock bar extending from the side and defining a check space with the main shaft, and a movable shaft which is a rod structure having a plurality of teeth at one side thereof, one end of the movable shaft being a pointed portion while the other end thereof being connected to a cap. The movable shaft is inserted into the main shaft with the lock element engaging with the teeth of the movable shaft; the space defined between the lock bar and the main shaft accommodates the gear shift and the cap is fitted on a head portion of the hand brake.

Abstract: An automotive antitheft device comprises an elongated member having upper and lower ends. A first hook depends from the lower end of the elongated member. A member is connected at one end thereof to the elongated member by a lock. This member further has a second hook depending from the other end thereof. When installed in an automobile, the first hook at the lower end of the elongated member is positioned about a shaft of the automobile brake pedal (or accelerator pedal) and the upper end of the elongated member extends through the automobile steering wheel in between the steering wheel's spokes. Also, the second hook is positioned about the steering wheel column.

Abstract: A new and improved device for securing the accelerator and brake pedals of a vehicle including a lower plate having a first rectangular notch and a second rectangular notch, a primary aperture and a secondary aperture, a lock indicator having a lower surface and an upper surface with the upper surface of the lock indicator secured to the lower plate, a number of light emitting diodes secured to one of the edges of the lock indicator. The device further includes an upper plate having a first rectangular notch and a secondary rectangular notch, a primary aperture and a secondary aperture. A pin is employed in securing the lower plate to the upper plate by way of the primary aperture. The pin enables the lower and upper plates to be pivotally related to each other. A locking device is secured within the secondary apertures of the lower plate and upper plate. The lock is defined by a key receiving end and a cylinder end.

Abstract: A locking device for selectively preventing access to the valve handles of a domestic water tap. The locking device is adapted to prevent a child from playing with the hot water tap handle and potentially getting burned by the hot water emanating from the hot water tap. The locking device has a pair of handle enclosing components which are adapted to enclose the tap handles and prevent access to the latter. Each handle enclosing component has a substantially concave-shaped wall defining a substantially hollow body. Each substantially concave-shaped wall has a corresponding peripheral edge defining a lateral aperture. The handle enclosing components are linked together by a pair of connecting rods extending from the respective peripheral edges of the handle enclosing component. Both connecting rods are attached to a locking block positioned intermediate the handle enclosing components.

Abstract: An automobile with a body passenger compartment open at the top has two tilting hoods located at a distance from one another, with each hood being provided with a lock that is connected by a connecting element with an operating handle of an operating device. Both hoods are unlockable from the passenger compartment. Provision is made such that both operating handles are associated with a common operating device, which comprises a bearing housing with a central cylinder lock. Molded notches on both operating handles cooperate with outside walls of the lock housing of the cylinder lock.

Abstract: An automobile lock comprising a lock body including a locking portion and a swivel portion rotatably connected with the locking portion, a first spring-loaded pin disposed within the locking portion of the lock body and controlled by a lock core, a second spring-loaded pin extending through the locking portion and the swivel portion and having a head protruding out of an inner hole of the locking portion, a telescopic rod provided with threads, connected with a universal joint at one end, and connected with a ball member at the other end, the universal joint being connected with an insert plate, and a gear shift hook including an adjusting portion provided with an adjusting portion and an arm portion, whereby the gear shift lever and the phonographic equipment of an automobile can be locked up at the same time.

Abstract: An anti-theft brake locking mechanism for a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes one or more brake pedals disposed adjacent an interior surface of the vehicle. The anti-theft brake locking mechanism selectively maintains the brake pedal in a depressed position so as to actuate the vehicle brakes in order to prevent movement of the vehicle. The mechanism includes a hook portion engageable with the brake pedal stem, a neck to which the hook portion is mounted, and a base portion. The base portion is selectively secureable to and releaseable from a pedestal mounted to the vehicle floorboard.

Abstract: A work machine control assembly has a plurality of actuating levers each associated with a respective actuating element for controlling respective movements of a work implement of the work machine, for example an excavator. The control assembly of this invention has a cam operated moveable gate which captures portions of the actuating elements and controllably locks them in a preselected position in response to actuation of a lock actuation lever.

Abstract: An automobile lock including a locking member provided with a locking core in the interior and a clamp for engaging a steering wheel on the outer side, a transmission member, an adjusting member, a telescopic rod extending through the adjusting member, provided with a universal joint connected with an insert plate, and having a plurality of teeth, and a gearing having a first gear disposed in the locking member, a second gear in the transmission member, a third and a fourth gears in the adjusting member, a slider between the third gear and the fourth gear, a fifth gear mounted on the other end of the slider, a sixth gear in said adjusting member, and a latch bolt at the other end of the sixth gear for engaging with a tooth of the telescopic rod, whereby the automobile lock may be used to lock the steering wheel as well as the cassette tape recorder.

Abstract: An antitheft pedal-locking device has a first supporting member extending upwardly, a safety lock coupled to the first supporting member and a shaped member projecting laterally adjacent a lower end of the first supporting member. A second supporting member is slidably coupled to the first supporting member for movement of the first supporting member between a lower locking position and an upper unlocking position. The second supporting member has a projecting member cooperating with the shaped member in the locking position of the first support member for locking a vehicle pedal between them. A base member for resting on a vehicle floor is adjustably connected by a first coupling to a lower end of the second supporting member. A third supporting member is adjustably mounted on the base member by a second coupling. The third supporting member is laterally spaced from and is parallel to the second supporting member.

Abstract: A car lock includes an upper hook member protruding upwardly from a main box to be lockable on a steering wheel of the car, a bifurcate stopping member downwardly extendible from the main box for locking a brake pedal both for preventing slipping on a sloping road surface and for preventing theft of the car, a lower hook member downwardly extendible from the main box to be juxtapositional to the bifurcate stopping member for locking an accelerator pedal, and a positioning lock mounted on the main box operatively lockable for firmly positioning the plural members at their locking positions, thereby simultaneously locking the steering wheel, accelerator pedal, and the brake pedal for both security and safety purposes.

Abstract: A portable vehicle throttle lock which includes a base member having opposite end portions. An accelerator pedal engagement means is formed in or connected adjacent to one of the opposing ends of the base member and a brake pedal engagement means is formed in or connected adjacent to the remaining opposing base member end. Also included are means for adjustably lengthening or shortening the base member. In operation the throttle lock is engaged between the brake and accelerator pedals of a conventional motor vehicle. An operator may lengthen the throttle lock via the adjustable lengthening means in order to adjust the rate of engine shaft rotation. The throttle lock may be manufactured and installed such that an operator may return the engine to idle by simple depressing the accelerator pedal thereby causing the throttle lock to disengage.

Abstract: An auto vehicle pedal lock is adapted to securely lock the control pedals of a vehicle having a recess being cast molded to the center position of the main body, two hooks respectively molded to the two ends with each opening facing outwardly, and two legs securely anchored to the underside of respective ends. The height of the two hooks may be molded differently so as to fit different vehicle having the control pedals at different height. The two legs are also formed with different height corresponding to respective hooks so as to prevent stepping any of the control pedals down illegally.

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements made to an anti-theft device for conventional motor vehicles and the method by which the device is made, which device secures the hand brake lever to the gear shift lever. A device is already known, which is made up of two limbs which are pivotally connected together. This invention adds an additional improvement which allows for further rotation of the limbs on an additional axis and further adds an expanded bore in the clamping arm which permits the device to fit a wide range of automobiles. As well the device itself and the method by which it is constructed have also been improved to eliminate virtually all welding except in the area of the locking element.

Abstract: A vehicle locking device includes a sleeve for removably enclosing one control member of the vehicle, and a pair of locking members movable to a closed position where they may be locked together around a second control member of the vehicle, or to an open position to permit their removal from the second control member. In one embodiment, the transmission control lever of the vehicle is thus locked to the floor-mounted handbrake lever; and in a second described embodiment, the steering wheel is thus locked to a transmission control member mounted on the steering column.

Abstract: A locking device is provided for use in a motor vehicle. A panel is mounted on the floor of the motor vehicle between the vehicle control pedals and the driver's seat, the panel being dimensioned substantially to prevent access to the control pedals. The device includes a hinge mounting for the panel whereby the panel can be hinged out of the way of the pedals and locking means adapted releasably to lock the panel in an operative position in which it prevents access to the control pedals. The locking device includes a vehicle radio theft prevention device comprising a cable adapted for attachment to a vehicle radio or the like and to be fixed releasably to an anchorage provided on the inside of the housing.

Abstract: A device which protects against the unauthorized taking of an automobile by rigidly joining the shaft of a gearshift lever to the grip portion of a hand brake. The device has application to autos equipped with a console mounted gearshift and parking brake and includes a plunger activated lock assembly having easily releaseable features.

Abstract: An anti-theft device for road vehicles comprises a yoke having a solid extension or block for positioning below the brake pedal with the brake arm extending through the yoke. An elongated rod member is connected to the yoke and has an inverted generally U-shaped upper end for hooking over a spoke of the vehicle steering wheel and an externally threaded lower end which receives an intermediate connector member having an outwardly extending tab. The intermediate connector member may be secured at selective distances relative to the upper end of the rod to fit various vehicles. The block or extension and the intermediate connector are pinned together with a lock pin and secured with a padlock. The anti-theft device in the locked position provides a mechanical interlock between the vehicle steering wheel and the vehicle foot brake pedal to prevent rotation of the steering wheel, and between the foot brake pedal and the floorboard of the vehicle to prevent the brake pedal from being depressed.

Abstract: An automobile security device includes a lock bar extending through a lock housing. A clamping device is fixed on one end of the lock bar, and a hook is supported by the lock housing. The lock housing and hook are axially displaceable along the lock bar, such that the clamp can be attached to a floor mounted gear select lever or gearshift lever, and the lock housing and hook thereafter moved axially along the lock bar, away from the clamp, until the hook engages the floor mounted brake handle. The lock housing is locked on the lock bar, after the unit is mounted, so as to prevent the movement of the gear select lever out of the park position, and prevent movement of the brake from the engaged to the release position. The unit may also be mounted on a steering wheel, and includes a projecting rod to interfere with the rotation of the steering wheel.

Abstract: An improved security lock for automobiles and the like and of the type designed to lock a control pedal and the steering wheel together is disclosed. The security lock includes a telescopic part featuring an improved length adjustment for speed and strength and the use of a friction device; protective outer member mounted for free rotation about one end of the telescopic part housing the lock cylinder to guard against forceful breaking of the telescopic part and against gaining access to the lock cylinder; and an improved shackle to fit about the steering wheel and being pivotally anchored in the telescopic part.

Abstract: An anti-theft device for an automobile vehicle comprises a casing which is fastened to the handbrake lever so that the casing can be pivoted relative to the lever between an inoperative position allowing operation of the handbrake lever, and an operative position in which, when the handbrake lever is in the handbrake engaged position, the casing envelops and immobilizes the handbrake lever. The casing carries a two part annular component which can be closed and locked around the gear lever when the casing is in the operative position, thereby preventing operation of the gear lever as well as the handbrake lever.

Abstract: An anti-theft device for road vehicles comprises a yoke having a solid extension or block for positioning below the brake pedal with the brake arm extending through the yoke. An elongated rod member is connected to the yoke and has an inverted generally U-shaped upper end for hooking over a spoke of the vehicle steering wheel and an externally threaded lower end which receives an intermediate connector member having an outwardly extending tab. The intermediate connector member may be secured at selective distances relative to the upper end of the rod to fit various vehicles. The block or extension and the intermediate connector are pinned together with a lock pin and secured with a padlock. The anti-theft device in the locked position provides a mechanical interlock between the vehicle steering wheel and the vehicle foot brake pedal to prevent rotation of the steering wheel, and between the foot brake pedal and the floorboard of the vehicle to prevent the brake pedal from being depressed.

Abstract: A security device for a motor vehicle is disclosed, having a protective curtain made of a material of sufficient area and strength so that the curtain is able to conceal and prevent the unauthorized use of the motor vehicle's control pedals. The curtain also has sufficient flexibility so that it may be adjusted from a substantially-vertical, closed position, where the control pedals of the vehicle are concealed, to a substantially-horizontal open position where virtually unimpeded access to the vehicle's control pedals, and operation of the vehicle, is possible.