US PATENT SUBCLASS 180 / 287
.~ By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use

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180 /   HD   MOTOR VEHICLES

271  DF  WITH MEANS FOR PROMOTING SAFETY OF VEHICLE, ITS OCCUPANT OR LOAD, OR AN EXTERNAL OBJECT {7}
287.~ By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use {2}
288  DF  .~.~> Reponsive to failure of taxicab operator to activate fare meter upon boarding of passenger
289  DF  .~.~> Comprising device, mechanism, or system for either repositioning a movable or removable closure member or operating a fastening device therefor

DEFINITION

Classification: 180/287

By preventing unauthorized or unintended access or use:

(under subclass 271) Vehicle wherein the means has as its purpose the prevention of use of the vehicle or access to it by a person or persons, or for a purpose or purposes, not reasonably contemplated.

(1) Note. Neither a mere keyed lock for a vehicle closure member nor a keyed ignition switch constitute subject matter for this subclass.

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173, for a motor vehicle provided with means responsive to the speed of the vehicle for maintaining the speed at, or preventing it from exceeding, a particular value and wherein the means includes a drive responsive to centrifugal force and further wherein there is also included means to prevent tampering or unauthorized use, and see the observation of (1) Note of that subclass.

272, for a motor vehicle provided with a safety-promoting means which may be of the kind which reacts negatively to an attempt by a mentally or physically unqualified person to operate the vehicle (e.g., an ignition lock which is responsive to an alphabetical or digital input code).

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70, Locks,

237+, for locks adapted for use on automotive vehicles. 123, Internal-Combustion Engines,

198, for accessories for an internal combustion engine, which accessories may be of an antitheft nature.

137, Fluid Handling, appropriate subclasses (e.g.,

351+, or 383+) for a fluid handling system which is, or may be, associated with a vehicle, and which system may include an antitheft provision.

188, Brakes, appropriate subclasses, and see particularly

353, for a brake of the fluid pressure type which is applied to a motor or other road vehicle and wherein means is provided to trap fluid in the brake system to hold the brake applied.

200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers,

42.01+, and 43.01+ for a circuit maker and breaker provided with means for preventing its operation except by one authorized to use it.

303, Fluid-Pressure and Analogous Brake Systems, appropriate subclasses, and see particularly

89, for a system of the kind provided for in that class and wherein the system includes a device for maintaining the parts of the system in a position which may be that of brake application.

307, Electrical Transmission or Interconnection Systems, 10.2+, for an electrical distribution system mounted in an automotive vehicle, which system may include an antitheft provision.

340, Communications: Electrical,

426+, for vehicle mounted antitheft alarms.