WIRELESS LIGHT AND ACCESSORY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GOLF CARTS AND OTHER VEHICLES

• US 20100308989A1
• Filed: 06/09/2009
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Gasper
• Original Assignee: Joseph Gasper
• Inventors: Gasper, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,174,570 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/479
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/1415 Dimming circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/26 the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/30 Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions

Abstract

A wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts (18) and other vehicles having a sender (1) that permits a user to remotely activate various accessories, such as headlights (2), turn signals (4), horns (5) and other accessories, such as radios, dome lights, etc., by sending signals via a wireless transmitter (9) located in the sender to controllers (10) located in each of the accessories. In addition, brake lights (3) may be activated and deactivated by a motion sensing means (10) in addition to being deactivated after a predetermined amount of time by a timer (11).

Claims

1. A wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles comprising:

a sender mounted on a vehicle wherein said sender has at least one wireless transmitter for sending wireless signals;

a controller for receiving wireless signals from said at least one wireless transmitter;

at least one accessory mounted on a vehicle connected to said controller; and

at least one power source for powering said wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles.

2. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a headlight.

3. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a turn signal.

4. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a brake light.

5. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a horn.

6. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a radio.

7. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a dome light.

8. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is an emergency light.

9. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one accessory is a side marker light.

10. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said sender further comprises at least one push button for activating and deactivating said at least one accessory.

11. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said sender further comprises at least one indicator light for indicating if the at least one accessory is activated.

12. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one timer for deactivating said at least one accessory after a predetermined amount of time.

13. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 3 further comprising:

at least one timer for deactivating said at least one accessory after a predetermined amount of time.

14. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one motion sensing means for activating and deactivating said at least one accessory.

15. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 4 further comprising:

at least one motion sensing means for activating and deactivating said at least one accessory.

16. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 14 further comprising:

at least one timer for deactivating said at least one accessory after a predetermined amount of time.

17. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 15 further comprising:

at least one timer for deactivating said at least one accessory after a predetermined amount of time.

18. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said wireless signals sent from at least one wireless transmitter are coded signals.

19. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one wireless transmitter is a multi-frequency wireless transmitter.

20. A wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles comprising:

at least one brake light;

a motion sensing means for activating and deactivating the at least one brake light.

21. The wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts and other vehicles of claim 20 further comprising:

at least one timer for deactivating said at least one brake light after a predetermined amount of time.