| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides for security apparatus which can advantageously be provided so as to secure at least part of any form of mobile apparatus. For example, the invention finds particularly advantageous use in association with a road vehicle such as a motor car (72) in which a securing member in a form of a strong strap member (76, 78) is arranged to be secured along the outside surface of the vehicle doors (92, 94). Each of the strap members (74, 76) is arranged to be retractably mounted within spring-loaded spools (80, 82) so that each strap (76, 78) can be extended therefrom and secured together by way of locking means (84). In one particular example, the straps (76, 78) are of a predetermined finite length so that they reach their point of maximum extension from the respective spools (80, 82) at the time at which the locking means (84) of the straps (76, 78) are in an adjacent position so as to be locked. When not required for the aforementioned securing purpose, the straps (76, 78) can be resiliently drawn around the spools (80, 82) which can advantageously be located within the car bumpers of within the car bodywork in the region of the wheel arches. The invention can of course be provided for use with any form of mobile apparatus such as a motorbike or even mobile plant machinery etc. In such instances, it can prove to be further advantageous if the strap means can be locked against further extension once securing of the locking means has occurred.</p> |
