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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1997
Lucy Waletzky, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Peter J Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for repelling animals from an automobile is mounted in an automobile having an engine compartment and an automotive battery. A generator for producing vibrations which can be sensed by animals is mounted in the engine compartment. The vibration generator is wired to the automotive battery for supplying electrical energy from the battery to the generator. A switch is connected to the vibration generator to switch the vibration generator between an activated state, in which the generator generates vibrations, and a deactivated state, in which the generator does not generate vibrations. The switch may be connected to the ignition of the automobile to deactivate the generator while the ignition is activated, and to activate the generator while the ignition is deactivated.