Parking guide for use with a garage door opener
OwnerAraya Kositkuninventor
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Abstract
An optical parking guide includes a container, a mounting element, either a laser diode or a light emitting diode and a control circuit. The mounting element is pivotally coupled to the container. The laser diode is disposed within the mounting element. The control circuit couples the laser diode to the garage door opener. The control circuit turns on the laser diode in response to the presence of a car with a front window and a dashboard so that the laser diode generates an output light. The mounting element directs the output light through the front window onto the dashboard of the car so that a driver of the car can guide the car into the car's parking place.
Claims1
An optical parking guide for use with an optical sensor which is disposed on the side of a garage door and a garage door opener which opens the garage door, said optical parking guide comprising:
- a. a container mechanically coupled to the garage door opener;
- b. a mounting element pivotally coupled to said container;
- c. a light emitting diode mechanically coupled to said mounting element;
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- d. a control circuit electrically coupled to said light emitting diode whereby said control circuit turns on in response to a car passing said optical sensor wherein said car has a front window and a dashboard so that said light emitting diode generates an output light and whereby said mounting element directs said output light through the front window onto the dashboard of the car so that as driver of the car can guide the car into the car's proper parking place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.