Emergency signaling device
AssigneeAbeo, LLC
InventorA. L. Pepper Aasgaard
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Abstract
An emergency signaling device comprises a flexible substrate stowed in the trunk of a vehicle for extending from a folded position to an extended position, for conveying a message to motorists approaching the vehicle. The emergency signaling device may extend from the trunk of the vehicle upon activation of a remote trunk release when a hazard flasher system is on, or the like. The emergency signaling device may be removed from the vehicle for use as an emergency signaling device.
Claims19
An emergency signaling device adapted to deploy from a trunk of a vehicle having a pre-existing trunk release and hazard light activation switch to alert oncoming traffic, the emergency signaling device comprising:
- a flexible substrate foldable between at least a folded position and an unfolded position wherein the flexible substrate is stowed in the folded position and biased toward the unfolded position, the flexible substrate has a back surface and a front surface of non-reflective material having a reflective material layer coupled thereto in a pattern;
- a plurality of fasteners in the flexible substrate for facilitating attachment of the emergency signaling device to the trunk so that the front surface faces rearward so as to be visible to oncoming traffic;
- a plurality of lights disposed within the reflective material layer, the plurality of lights illuminated to form indicia for displaying a message, the reflective material layer to collect and reflect light from approaching traffic and the plurality of lights to alert approaching traffic of the vehicle, and the plurality of lights being light emitting diodes;
- the flexible substrate stowed in the trunk of the vehicle in the folded position and deployed from the trunk to the unfolded position to display the message to alert approaching traffic and direct traffic away from the vehicle;
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- the flexible substrate is automatically and simultaneously released from the folded to the unfolded position upon sequenced activation of the vehicle's hazard light activation switch and trunk release.
An emergency signaling device adapted to deploy from a trunk lid of a trunk of a vehicle and to operate in concert with a hazard flashing system and a trunk release of the vehicle, the emergency signaling device comprising:
- a flexible substrate electrically connected to the vehicle and attached within the trunk to the trunk lid;
- the flexible substrate automatically and simultaneously upon activation of the hazard flashing system and the trunk release within the vehicle self-deploys from a folded position to an unfolded position;
- a plurality of fasteners disposed in the flexible substrate to attach the emergency signaling device to the trunk lid;
- a plurality of lights disposed within a reflective material layer coupled to the flexible substrate to form a pattern;
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- the plurality of lights illuminated by actuation of the hazard flashing system to form indicia to display a message to warn approaching traffic.
An emergency signaling device adapted to deploy from a trunk lid of a trunk of a vehicle when open and to operate in concert with a hazard flashing system of the vehicle, the emergency signaling device comprising:
- a flexible substrate electrically connected to the vehicle and attached within the trunk to the trunk lid in a stowed position;
- a plurality of lights disposed within a reflective material layer coupled to the flexible substrate to form a pattern;
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- the plurality of lights illuminated to form indicia to display a message and the flexible substrate automatically and simultaneously upon activation of the hazard flashing system within the vehicle self-deploys from the stowed position to an unfolded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.