Vehicle back up alarm with associated back up light
First Claim
1. A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a mid-section, the mid-section having an enlargement for attaching the apparatus to a vehicle by insertion into at least one pre-formed vehicle recess selected from a group consisting essentially of a light assembly recess and a warning device recess, the at least one recess being defined by at least one edge, and the housing being secured within the at least one recess by means for resiliently and cooperatively locking with the at least one edge and the enlargement;
a warning device residing in the housing;
a front face defined on the housing, the face defining a grill covering the warning device;
a light source connected with the housing;
a replaceably removable substantially transparent cover over the light source, and means for electrically connecting the apparatus with a vehicle wiring harness.
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Abstract
A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus having one or more warning device and a light source in a housing. The warning device may be an audible, visual, or objecting-sensing device, and is mounted behind a grill which is integrally formed with the housing face. The light source is mounted in front of the housing face and covered with a removeable transparent cover. The housing may be either formed to fit a vehicle recess or alternatively formed to fit into a trailer hitch receiver. The associated wiring harness is terminated with a standard connector which allows the apparatus to be plugged into the existing vehicle wiring harness without modification, or a pigtail for splicing into the wiring harness.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a mid-section, the mid-section having an enlargement for attaching the apparatus to a vehicle by insertion into at least one pre-formed vehicle recess selected from a group consisting essentially of a light assembly recess and a warning device recess, the at least one recess being defined by at least one edge, and the housing being secured within the at least one recess by means for resiliently and cooperatively locking with the at least one edge and the enlargement;
a warning device residing in the housing;
a front face defined on the housing, the face defining a grill covering the warning device;
a light source connected with the housing;
a replaceably removable substantially transparent cover over the light source, and means for electrically connecting the apparatus with a vehicle wiring harness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having a front face, the face defining a grill, wherein a light reflector is connected with the front face;
a warning device residing in the housing, the warning device comprising at least one device selected from a group consisting of an audibly warning device, a visual warning device, an object sensing device, and a device for televising;
a light source comprising at least one device selected from a group consisting of an incandescent lamp, a strobe light, a steady halogen lamp, and a light-emitting diode, wherein the light source is mounted in front of the reflector;
a detachable reattachable substantially transparent cover over the light source;
means for mounting and securing the apparatus to a vehicle trailer hitch receiver; and
means for electrically connecting the apparatus to a vehicle electrical system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An equipment-in-motion warning apparatus comprising:
a housing having a front face, the face defining a grill;
a warning device residing in the housing and covered by the grill;
a light source comprising at least one element selected from a group consisting of an incandescent lamp, a strobe light, a steady halogen lamp, and a light-emitting diode, a reflector residing essentially in the plane of the front face, wherein the light source resides in front of the reflector;
a replaceably removable substantially transparent cover over the light source and attached to the face by a mechanical attachment selected from a group consisting of a compression snap-in fitting, a circumferential threads, a snap-ring retainer, and a retainer-plus-threaded fastener; and
means for electrically connecting the apparatus with the equipment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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