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US 12,623,596 B2Granted
Personal vehicle safety beacon
OwnerJohn Patrick O'Brieninventor
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Abstract
The present invention resides in a personal vehicle safety beacon. The safety beacon can be selectively attached to and extend from a window of a vehicle and be illuminated to alert nearby drivers of the hazard of the stopped vehicle or the need for assistance.
Claims21
A personal vehicle safety beacon, comprising:
- a beacon support arm manually detachably connectable to an upper edge of a vertically movable window of a vehicle, wherein the beacon support arm includes a plurality of notches;
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- a warning signal housing pivotally attached to the beacon support arm, wherein the housing includes one or more air flow passages formed therethrough, wherein the warning signal housing includes a plurality of flashing chevrons disposed parallel to one another;
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- wherein the personal vehicle safety beacon is connected to the window of the vehicle, the warning signal housing extends outwardly from the window so that the flashing chevrons are disposed generally perpendicular to the window to face the direction of oncoming traffic.
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A personal vehicle safety beacon, comprising:
- a beacon support arm manually detachably connectable to an upper edge of a vertically movable window of a vehicle, wherein the beacon support arm includes a plurality of notches;
- a warning signal housing attached to the beacon support arm, wherein the housing includes one or more air flow passages formed therethrough, wherein the warning signal housing includes a plurality of flashing chevrons disposed parallel to one another, and wherein the flashing chevrons comprise one or more arrays of electrically illuminated LEDs;
- an electronic controller for illuminating the one or more LED arrays in a predetermined sequence;
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- a source of power associated with the warning signal housing for the one or more LED arrays;
- wherein the beacon support arm includes a notch for receiving the upper edge of the window therein;
- wherein the beacon support arm is pivotally attached to the warning signal housing and is movable from a retracted position at least partially within or adjacent to the warning signal housing to an extended position away from the warning signal housing;
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- wherein when the personal vehicle safety beacon is connected to the window of the vehicle, the warning signal housing extends outwardly from the window so that the flashing chevrons are disposed generally perpendicular to the window to face the direction of oncoming traffic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.