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US-12623628-B1 - Rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device

US12623628B1US 12623628 B1US12623628 B1US 12623628B1US-12623628-B1

Abstract

A rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device (“locking device”), which has a renewal sticker theft prevention window locking device that is applicable for license plates which display such renewal stickers in an upper right corner of the license plates. The renewal sticker theft prevention window locking device has thick material, so as to prevent the burning of the sticker in the sun. There is a rod that connects the window locking device to a left cylinder of the locking device. This locks the license plate, preventing theft. The rod is bendable to make it easier for a user to take off the locking device and put on a new registration sticker each year. It also makes it easier to take off the locking device when the license plate has to be removed, because a user is selling their car or moving out of state.

Inventors

  • Steve Parenti

Assignees

  • Steve Parenti

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20251020

Claims (19)

  1. 1 . A rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device, comprising: cylinder barrels at left and right edges of the device, including a left cylinder barrel and a right cylinder barrel; a renewal sticker theft prevention window at the right edge of the device; wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of transparent and hard material; the locking device that is applicable for license plates which display such renewal stickers in an upper right corner of a license plate; a bendable rod that bends at a joint, but does not bend once the device is locked; wherein the bendable rod is made of some type of metal; wherein the cylinder barrels are made of some type of metal; wherein the left cylinder barrel has square shaped holes on opposite vertical sides; wherein the right cylinder barrel can fit a cylindrical lock; wherein the cylindrical lock can be inserted from on top of the right cylinder barrel; wherein the cylindrical lock can be opened or locked with a key; wherein a screw goes through the left cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein another screw goes through the right cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein the bendable rod goes through square holes in the left cylinder barrel; wherein the bendable rod goes through a circular hole in the right cylinder barrel and into the cylindrical lock; and wherein when a key turns the cylindrical lock to lock it, then the bendable rod cannot be removed from either the left cylinder barrel or the right cylinder barrel, ensuring that a license plate and registration sticker will not be stolen.
  2. 2 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of polycarbonate.
  3. 3 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of acrylic.
  4. 4 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of polymethyl methacrylate.
  5. 5 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of Trivex.
  6. 6 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of Polyethylene terephthalate glycol.
  7. 7 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the bendable rod and cylinder barrels are made of stainless steel.
  8. 8 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the bendable rod and cylinder barrels are made of any of the following: stainless steel or aluminum.
  9. 9 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the bendable rod is rectangular except on a right side where it is shaped so as to be inserted into the cylindrical lock.
  10. 10 . The locking device of claim 1 , wherein the bendable rod is cylindrical except on a right side where it is shaped so as to be inserted into the cylindrical lock.
  11. 11 . The locking device of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the device while locked has a length of 8 inches; wherein the right rectangle is 2⅞ inches from left to right and 1⅞ inch from top to bottom.
  12. 12 . The locking device of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein under the left cylinder barrel has a bearing inside and at its bottom; wherein the bearing is fixed in place such that the left cylinder barrel is able to rotate 360 degrees in either direction multiple times without coming loose.
  13. 13 . The locking device of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the bendable rod has a hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the hole is ⅛ inch in diameter; wherein a screw-in wheel has a screw attached, wherein the screw is ⅛ inch diameter; wherein the screw goes into the hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the screw-in wheel prevents the bendable rod from falling out when the screw is screwed in and when the locking device is locked; and wherein the left cylinder barrel can still rotate.
  14. 14 . A rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device, comprising: cylinder barrels at left and right edges of the device; a renewal sticker theft prevention window at the right edge of the device; wherein the renewal sticker theft prevention window is made of transparent and hard material; the locking device that is applicable for license plates which display such renewal stickers in an upper right corner of a license plate; a bendable rod that bends at a joint, but does not bend once the device is locked; wherein the bendable rod is made of some type of metal; wherein the cylinder barrels are made of some type of metal; wherein the left cylinder barrel has square shaped holes on opposite vertical sides; wherein the right cylinder barrel can fit a cylindrical lock; wherein the cylindrical lock can be inserted from on top of the right cylinder barrel; wherein the cylindrical lock can be opened or locked with a key; wherein under the cylinder barrel at the left edge of the device is a bearing; wherein the bearing is fixed in place such that the cylinder barrel at the left edge of the device is able to rotate 360 degrees in either direction multiple times without coming loose; wherein a right side of the bendable rod inserts into the cylindrical lock when the cylindrical lock is placed in the right cylinder barrel; wherein the right side of the bendable rod is shaped like a smaller cylinder barrel, then becomes an even smaller cylinder barrel, then expands into a cylinder barrel of a size identical to the smaller cylinder barrel; wherein the left side of the bendable rod is shaped like a square in order to go through the square shaped holes on the left cylinder barrel; wherein a screw goes through the left cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein another screw goes through the right cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein the bendable rod goes through the square holes in the left cylinder barrel; wherein the bendable rod goes through a circular hole in the right cylinder barrel and into the cylindrical lock; and wherein when a key turns the cylindrical lock to lock it, then the bendable rod cannot be removed from either the left cylinder barrel or the right cylinder barrel, ensuring that a license plate and registration sticker will not be stolen.
  15. 15 . The locking device of claim 14 , further comprising: wherein the device while locked has a length of 8 inches; wherein the right rectangle is 2⅞ inches from left to right and 1⅞ inch from top to bottom.
  16. 16 . The locking device of claim 14 , further comprising: wherein the bendable rod has a hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the hole is ⅛ inch in diameter; wherein a screw-in wheel has a screw attached, wherein the screw is ⅛ inch diameter; wherein the screw goes into the hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the screw-in wheel prevents the bendable rod from falling out when the screw is screwed in and when the locking device is locked; and wherein the left cylinder barrel can still rotate.
  17. 17 . A rotating license plate security locking device, comprising: cylinder barrels at left and right edges of the device; a bendable rod that bends at a joint, but does not bend once the device is locked; wherein the bendable rod is made of some type of metal; wherein the cylinder barrels are made of some type of metal; wherein the left cylinder barrel has square shaped holes on opposite vertical sides; wherein the right cylinder barrel can fit a cylindrical lock; wherein the cylindrical lock can be inserted from on top of the right cylinder barrel; wherein the cylindrical lock can be opened or locked with a key; wherein under the cylinder barrel at the left edge of the device is a bearing; wherein the bearing is fixed in place such that the cylinder barrel at the left edge of the device is able to rotate 360 degrees in either direction multiple times without coming loose; wherein a right side of the bendable rod inserts into the cylindrical lock when the cylindrical lock is placed in the right cylinder barrel; wherein the right side of the bendable rod is shaped like a smaller cylinder barrel, then becomes an even smaller cylinder barrel, then expands into a cylinder barrel of a size identical to the smaller cylinder barrel; wherein the left side of the bendable rod is shaped like a square in order to go through the square shaped holes on the left cylinder barrel; wherein a screw goes through the left cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein another screw goes through the right cylinder barrel, through the license plate and into the car; wherein the bendable rod goes through the square holes in the left cylinder barrel; wherein the bendable rod goes through a circular hole in the right cylinder barrel and into the cylindrical lock; and wherein when a key turns the cylindrical lock to lock it, then the bendable rod cannot be removed from either the left cylinder barrel or the right cylinder barrel, ensuring that a license plate will not be stolen.
  18. 18 . The locking device of claim 17 , wherein the bendable rod and cylinder barrels are made of any of the following: stainless steel or aluminum.
  19. 19 . The locking device of claim 17 , further comprising: wherein the bendable rod has a hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the hole is ⅛ inch in diameter; wherein a screw-in wheel has a screw attached, wherein the screw is ⅛ inch diameter; wherein the screw goes into the hole on the bendable rod's left side; wherein the screw-in wheel prevents the bendable rod from falling out when the screw is screwed in and when the locking device is locked; and wherein the left cylinder barrel can still rotate.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a rotating license plate and registration sticker tag security locking device. The locking device also allows removal and replacement of the registration sticker more easily. BACKGROUND The background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. All publications identified herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply. The following description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. In some embodiments, the numbers expressing quantities of ingredients or properties such as concentration, reaction conditions, and so forth, used to describe and claim certain embodiments of the invention are to be understood as being modified in some instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters set forth in the written description and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by a particular embodiment. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as practicable. The numerical values presented in some embodiments of the invention may contain certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements. Unless the context dictates the contrary, all ranges set forth herein should be interpreted as being inclusive of their endpoints and open-ended ranges should be interpreted to include only commercially practical values. Similarly, all lists of values should be considered as inclusive of intermediate values unless the context indicates the contrary. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meanings of “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention. Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all Markush groups used in the appended claims. People need cars to travel, but numerous Americans have had their licenses taken away due to driving under the influence or other factors. Therefore, they need to use someone else's license plates or registration sticker in order to not immediately get pulled over while driving. License plates and sticker tags get stolen every day. Identity theft is on the rise, and one form of identity theft is stealing license plates. Peop