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US 2023/0415644 A1Published application
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;
- a warning signal housing attached to the beacon support arm;
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- a warning signal comprising at least one electrically illuminated light incorporated into the warning signal housing.
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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;
- a warning signal housing attached to the beacon support arm;
- a warning signal comprising an array of electrically illuminated LEDs incorporated into the warning signal housing;
- an electronic controller for illuminating the LED array in a predetermined sequence;
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- a source of power associated with the warning signal housing;
- wherein the beacon support arm includes a notch for receiving the upper edge of the window therein;
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- 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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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.