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US 2009/0152833 A1Published application
Imitation police vehicle
OwnerLowell Frederick Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A device and method of use as an imitation police passenger vehicle are disclosed. The imitation police passenger vehicle may have a molded shell in the shape of a police passenger vehicle which is placed on a trailer with four wheels with the wheels in positions similar to a police passenger vehicle. The imitation police passenger vehicle may be used to increase safety and deter crime.
Claims14
An imitation police passenger vehicle comprising:
- a trailer frame having a trailer tongue, a first set of wheels attached to the trailer frame in a first location, and a second set of wheels attached to the trailer frame at a second location;
- a molded shell being formed from moldable material in the shape of a police passenger vehicle body, the molded shell having a front, a rear, a top, and sides with wheel wells, the front of the molded shell having a windshield area which is formed of the moldable material in the shape of a windshield, the windshield area being formed as part of the molded shell, the molded shell having side window areas which are formed of the moldable material in the shape of side windows being formed as part of the molded shell, the molded shell having a rear window area which is formed of the moldable material in the shape of a rear window, the rear window area being formed as part of the molded shell;
- the molded shell being mounted on the trailer frame so that the location of the first set of wheels and the second set of wheels corresponds with the wheel wells;
- the molded shell being colored and detailed to appear like the police passenger vehicle body, at least one of:
- the windshield area;
- the side window areas;
- and the rear window area, having an image to appear like the window of the police passenger vehicle would appear to an observer when occupied;
- and
- a emergency vehicle light being mounted on the top of the molded shell.
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A method of making an imitation vehicle which appears like a police passenger vehicle comprising the steps of:
- producing a mold in the shape of a body of a police passenger vehicle including the windows of the vehicle;
- producing a shell in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body using the mold in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body, where the shell in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body includes solid areas corresponding to windows on the police passenger vehicle;
- producing a trailer having a frame with four wheels, where at least two of the wheels are functional wheels, and where two of the four wheels are a front set of wheels approximately in the position of the front wheels of the police passenger vehicle, and where two of the four wheels are a back set of wheels approximately in the position of the back wheels of the police passenger vehicle;
- attaching the shell in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body to the trailer so that the wheels on the trailer appear in a similar position as they appear on the police passenger vehicle and;
- detailing the shell to appear as the police passenger vehicle.
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A method of increasing police presence visibility including the steps of:
- producing a mold substantially in the shape of a body of a police passenger vehicle;
- producing a shell in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body using the mold in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body;
- producing a trailer having a frame with four wheels, where at least two of the wheels are functional wheels, and where a front set of wheels are approximately in a first position corresponding to a position of front wheels of the police passenger vehicle, and where a back set of wheels are approximately in a second position corresponding to a position of back wheels of the police passenger vehicle;
- attaching the shell in the shape of the police passenger vehicle body to the trailer so that the front set of wheels on the trailer appear in a similar position as the position of front wheels of the police passenger vehicle appear on the police passenger vehicle, and the back set of wheels appear in a similar position as the position of back wheels of the police passenger vehicle appear on the police passenger vehicle;
- detailing the shell to appear as the police passenger vehicle;
- placing the trailer with the shell in an area where increased police visibility is desired.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.