US 5,617,303 A · Turn signal and horn assembly for a bicycle

Abstract

A signalling apparatus, for a bicycle, has a battery assembly and horn assembly housing. A horn assembly sound modulation housing is attached to the battery assembly and horn assembly in a central housing. There is a first turn signal light housing hingedly connected to the battery assembly and horn assembly housing. Another embodiment has telescoping signal light housings. There is a removable, single directional lens on the first turn signal light housing and two reflector lens on the first turn signal light housing. A second turn signal light housing is hingedly connected to the battery assembly and horn assembly housing. There is a removable, single directional lens on the second turn signal light housing and two second reflector lens on the second turn signal light housing. A first turn signal light and a second turn signal light is in their respective turn signal light housings. A turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit, in the switch assembly housing, is wired to selectively control intermittent illumination of the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light and to selectively activate the horn assembly to produce sound. A power source is in the battery assembly and horn assembly housing. A horn assembly is housed in the battery assembly and horn assembly housing. The turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit is electrically connected to the first turn signal light, to the second turn signal light, to two LED's, to the horn assembly and to the power source. The horn sounds when the turn signal lights are illuminated.

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Dependent claims

A signalling apparatus, for a bicycle, comprising:

(a) a central housing comprising:
a battery assembly;
and
a horn assembly attached to the battery assembly;
(b ) a horn assembly sound modulation housing attached to the central housing;
(c) a clamp attachment means removably attached to the central housing and removably attached to a seat post of the bicycle;
(d) a first turn signal light housing hingedly connected to the central housing;
(e) a second turn signal light housing hingedly connected to the central housing;
(f) a first turn signal light in the first turn signal light housing;
(g) a second turn signal light in the second turn signal light housing;
(h) a turn signal light and horn switch assembly housing releasably connected to the bicycle;
(i) a turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit, in the turn signal light and horn switch assembly housing, for selectively controlling intermittent illumination of the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light and to selectively activate the horn assembly to produce sound;
(j) a power source in the battery assembly;
and
(k) the turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit being electrically connected to the first turn signal light, to the second turn signal light, to the horn assembly and to the power source.

12 more elements

A signalling apparatus, for a bicycle, comprising:

(a) a central housing comprising:
a battery assembly;
and
a horn assembly attached to the battery assembly;
(b) a horn assembly sound modulation housing attached to the central housing;
(c) a clamp attachment means removably attached to the central housing and removably attached to a seat post of the bicycle;
(d) a first turn signal light housing hingedly connected to the central housing;
(e) at least one first reflector lens on the first turn signal light housing;
(f) a second turn signal light housing hingedly connected to the central housing;
(g) a first lens assembly on the first turn signal light housing;
(h) a second lens assembly on the second turn signal light housing;
(i) at least one second reflector lens on the second turn signal light housing;
(j) a first turn signal light in the first turn signal light housing;
(k) a second turn signal light in the second turn signal light housing;
(l) a turn signal light and horn switch assembly housing releasably connected to the bicycle;
(m) a turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit, in the turn signal light and horn switch assembly housing, for selectively controlling intermittent illumination of the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light and to selectively activate the horn assembly to produce sound;
(n) a power source in the battery assembly;
(o) the power source further comprising at least one battery;
(p) the turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit being electrically connected to the first turn signal light, to the second turn signal light, to the horn assembly and to the power source;
and
(q) the turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit comprising:
a turn signal activation switch in turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit;
a horn activation switch;
at least two LED's in the turn signal light and horn activation switching circuit to visually indicate when the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light are activated, respectively;
and
a turn signal sub-circuit intermittently activating the horn assembly when the first turn signal light and the second turn signal light are illuminated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Turn signal and horn assembly for a bicycle

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Turn signal and horn assembly for a bicycle

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