Flashing light module for a traffic safety cone
OwnerLewis A. Nielsoninventor
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Abstract
Flashing light module for a traffic safety cone has multiple stacked arrays of LED lights providing 360-degree visibility around the cone. The LED arrays are mounted onto a battery container, and a transparent or translucent housing covers the arrays and mounts onto the battery container to provide a water-tight seal for the enclosed electronics. The battery container fits into the upper opening in a truncated traffic safety cone. The LED light arrays have a variable flash rate. Optionally, an ambient light sensor is used to control the intensity of the light produced by the LED lights.
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A light module for a traffic safety cone, said module comprising:
- a base having a radially outward-extending flange, said flange sized to support said module on a traffic safety cone with said base substantially within the cone;
- a light-transmissive housing;
- means for removably joining said housing and said base with a substantially water-tight seal between said housing and said base;
- a plurality of electrically-interconnected circular printed circuit boards located within said housing, each printed circuit board having a radial array of outwardly-facing, light-emitting diodes mounted on a periphery thereof, said light-emitting diodes operative so as to provide light visible in a 360-degree arc around said light module, said plurality of circular printed circuit boards arranged in a spaced-apart, coaxially-stacked configuration, in which a lowermost printed circuit board is mounted to said base and elevated therefrom with posts, and an uppermost printed circuit board is equipped with all other circuitry components required for operating and controlling said light-emitting diodes.
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A traffic safety cone with a light module, said module comprising:
- a base having a radially outward-extending flange, said flange sized to support said module on a traffic safety cone with said base substantially within the cone;
- a light-transmissive housing;
- means for removably joining said housing and said base with a substantially water-tight seal between said housing and said base;
- a plurality of electrically-interconnected circular printed circuit boards located within said housing, each printed circuit board having a radial array of outwardly-facing, light-emitting diodes mounted on a periphery thereof, said light-emitting diodes operative so as to provide light visible in a 360-degree arc around said light module, said plurality of circular printed circuit boards arranged in a spaced-apart, coaxially-stacked configuration, in which a lowermost printed circuit board is mounted to said base and elevated therefrom with posts, and an uppermost printed circuit board is equipped with all other circuitry components required for operating and controlling said light-emitting diodes
- wherein said cone has a truncated top portion providing an opening sized to receive said base and support said base via said flange.
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