Flip-up rack illumination system
AssigneeHiViz Lighting, Inc.
InventorSamuel T. Massa
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Abstract
A lighting system configured to be coupled to a vehicle, the lighting system including a light source configured to illuminate a target area in front of the vehicle from above, wherein the lighting system is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. Further, A method of preventing accidents, including positioning a light source above a target area by extending a light structure to an extended position outward from a vehicle, turning off headlights of the vehicle, and illuminating the target area from above with the light source.
Claims20
A lighting system configured to couple to a vehicle, the lighting system comprising:
- a light source configured to illuminate a target area in front of the vehicle from above, wherein the lighting system is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position.
A method of using a lighting system comprising:
- stopping a vehicle;
- putting the vehicle in neutral;
- applying a parking brake of the vehicle;
- opening a door of the vehicle to activate a stop arm of the vehicle;
- receiving a voltage trigger from the stop arm with a controller;
- disengaging a motor brake;
- positioning the lighting system coupled to the vehicle to an extended position over a target area, wherein the lighting system is configured to move between a retracted position and the extended position;
- engaging the motor brake;
- turning on a light source of the lighting system;
- and
- turning off headlights of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.