Brakelight system

• US 3,096,505 A
• Filed: 05/25/1962
• Issued: 07/02/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: David A. Richins
• Original Assignee: David A. Richins
• Inventors: Richins, David A.
• Application Number:
  US04/197,783
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• US Class Current: 340/479
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/44 for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 35/38 actuated by piston and cylinder

Claims

1. IN A FLUID BRAKING SYSTEM HAVING AN AUXILIARY FLUID OUTLET PROVIDING VARIABLE FLUID PRESSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BRAKING ACTUATION OF SAID SYSTEM, THE COMBINATION OF A PRESSURE CHAMBER COUPLED TO SAID AUXILIARY FLUID OUTLET, A SPRING LOADED PLUNGER OPERATIVELY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID PRESSURE CHAMBER, BRAKELIGHT MEANS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID BRAKELIGHT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO SAID BRAKELIGHT MEANS, SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING ACTUATABLE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY VARYING THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT SUPPLIED TO SAID BRAKELIGHT MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTUATION OF SAID ACTUATABLE MEANS, SAID PLUNGER HAVING MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID ACTUATABLE MEANS FOR VARYING THE CONDITION THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER SO AS TO EFFECT SUCH VARIATION OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO SAID BRAKELIGHT MEANS, AND WHEREIN SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IS ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED WITH CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO EXTREMITY MOVEMENT OF SAID PLUNGER FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPLYING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CURRENT SURGES TO SAID BRAKELIGHT MEANS.