Vehicle headlight signal system

• US 3,305,695 A
• Filed: 07/31/1964
• Issued: 02/21/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eric E. Late
• Original Assignee: Eric E. Late
• Inventors: Late, Eric E.
• Application Number:
  US04/386,680
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• US Class Current: 315/82
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/1407 General lighting circuits comprising dimming circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/1415 Dimming circuits

Claims

1. AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE LIGHT AND SIGNAL SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION:

(A) AN ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE;

(B) HEADLIGHTS HAVING LOW BEAM FILAMENTS CONNECTED IN A LOW BEAM CIRCUIT, FIRST HIGH BEAM FILAMENTS CONNECTED IN A FIRST HIGH BEAM CIRCUIT AND SECOND HIGH BEAM FILAMENTS CONNECTED IN A SECOND HIGH BEAM CIRCUIT;

(C) A HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH HAVING A BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE AND HAVING A HEADLAMP TERMINAL, SAID HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH HAVING AN "ON" POSITION AND AN "OFF" POSITION;

(D) A TWO POSITION DIMMER SWITCH HAVING A LOW BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINAL, A HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINAL AND A COMMON CONTACT CONNECTED TO THE HEADLAMP TERMINAL OF SAID HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH, SAID DIMMER SWITCH SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINALS OF SAID COMMON CONTACT;

(E) A FIRST CONDUCTOR CONNECTING SAID LOW BEAM CIRCUIT TO THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINAL OF SAID DIMMER SWITCH;

(F) A SECOND CONDUCTOR CONNECTING SAID FIRST HIGH BEAM CIRCUIT TO THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINAL OF SAID DIMMER SWITCH;

(G) SIGNAL SWITCHING MEANS OPERABLY BY A VEHICLE OPERATOR INCLUDING A FIRST NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACT MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND HIGH BEAM CIRCUIT TO THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP TERMINAL OF SAID DIMMER SWITCH AND A SECOND NORMALLY OPEN CONTACT MEANS DIRECTLY CONNECTING ONE OF SAID HIGH BEAM CIRCUITS TO SAID POWER SOURCE, SAID SIGNAL SWITCH MEANS BEING OPERABLE INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH AND SAID DIMMER SWITCH.