U-Turn Signaling Device

• US 20160207449A1
• Filed: 01/04/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chauncy Noble, Frank Anthony Calabrese, Gerald Scott Parker, Noble, Robert
• Original Assignee: Chauncy Noble, Frank Anthony Calabrese, Gerald Scott Parker, Noble, Robert
• Inventors: Noble, Robert, Noble, Chauncy, Parker, Gerald Scott, Calabrese, Frank Anthony
• Application Number:
  US14/987,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20160207449A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/34 for indicating change of drive direction B60Q1/22 takes precedence

Abstract

A U-turn signaling device for a vehicle for signaling that the driver is going to or is currently performing a U-turn. The U-turn signaling device includes a headlight assembly and a taillight assembly, wherein each light assembly includes a U-shaped light therein. A control circuit includes an activation device, a microprocessor, and the U-shaped lights of the light assemblies. Depending upon the embodiment, the activation device may be used to selectively or automatically illuminate the U-shaped lights so as to indicate to other drivers that the driver is performing a U-turn.

Claims

1. ) A U-turn signaling device, comprising:

a headlight assembly comprising a U-shaped light;

a control circuit comprising a microprocessor, the U-shaped light of the headlight assembly, and an activation device, wherein the activation device is adapted to illuminate the U-shaped light so as to indicate that a user is performing a U-turn.

2. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, further comprising a taillight assembly comprising a U-shaped light, wherein the control circuit further comprises the U-shaped light of the taillight assembly.

3. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a GPS unit adapted to detect the movement of the vehicle so as to determine if the vehicle is making a U-turn.

4. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a sensor adapted to determine the extent to which the steering wheel has been rotated, wherein the U-shaped lights are activated when the steering wheel has been rotated a predetermined extent.

5. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a control adapted to be actuated by the user in order to activate the U-shaped lights.

6. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises an audio unit adapted to activate the U-shaped lights when the user speaks an activation word.

7. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the U-shaped light comprises a plurality of light sources.

8. ) The U-turn signaling device of claim 1, wherein the U-shaped light is adapted to provide constant illumination when activated.