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US 2007/0164854 A1Published application
Cargo clearance warning system
OwnerJames Hillinventor
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Abstract
Systems for reminding a driver when height extending cargo is loaded on a vehicle. The warning systems can include an indicator that is selectively moveable between a warning position and a prevention position. In the warning position, the indicator is in a driver's field of vision. In the prevention position, the indicator at least partially obstructs cargo from being loaded on the vehicle. The indicator can be moved from the warning position to a prevention position by an arm, which can be designed to extend and retract.
Claims21
A cargo warning system, comprising:
- an indicator selectively moveable between a warning position in a driver's field of vision and a prevention position at least partially obstructing cargo loading.
A cargo warning system, comprising:
- a cargo detector configured to detect cargo loaded on a vehicle;
- an obstacle detector configured to detect low clearance obstacles;
- and
- an indicator configured to provide a reminder to a driver if the cargo detector detects cargo and the obstacle detector detects a low clearance obstacle.
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A cargo warning system, comprising:
- a cargo tracker exterior a vehicle passenger compartment and selectively changeable between a first configuration when cargo is loaded on a vehicle and a second configuration when no cargo is loaded on a vehicle;
- and
- an indicator configured to remind a driver of loaded cargo when the cargo tracker is in the first configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.