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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Robert J. Eichenberg, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A folding motor vehicle immobilizer and chase inhibitor to surround both the front and rear of the tire of a motor vehicle that has been stopped for investigation by law enforcement officers to prevent the vehicle and its operator from fleeing the scene of the stop so as to avoid the risks inherent with a high speed chase. The chase inhibitor includes a frontal member that is located against the outside of the tire to be surrounded and a pair of outwardly projecting spike supports that are pivotally connected to opposite ends of the frontal member. Each of the spike supports carries a set of sharp hollow spikes that are aimed at and adapted to puncture and deflate the tire should the vehicle drive off in either the forward or the reverse direction. The spike supports are rotatable from an unfolded configuration projecting from the frontal member and disposed in parallel alignment with each other during deployment to a folded configuration disposed opposite the frontal member in axial alignment with each other to establish a compact assembly suitable for transport and storage.