AUTOMATIC WIPER AND LIGHT CONTROL
First Claim
1. A system for automatically turning on vehicle road lights responsive to operation of the vehicle windshield wiper, the system comprising a typical manually operated light switch for turning on the road lights, the light switch having terminal means connected in circuit for selectively operating the lights, a wiper switch for selectively operating the windshield wipers, and control means connected to said terminal means and responsive to said wiper switch turning the wiper on for providing power to said terminal means to turn the lights on.
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Abstract
A system is provided for automatically turning on head and tail lights of a motor vehicle when the vehicle windshield wipers are turned on. However, when the ignition switch is in other than the normal '"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"'On'"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"' position, the windshield wipers may be operated without the lights on, as when watching a drive-in movie in the rain.
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3 Claims
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1. A system for automatically turning on vehicle road lights responsive to operation of the vehicle windshield wiper, the system comprising a typical manually operated light switch for turning on the road lights, the light switch having terminal means connected in circuit for selectively operating the lights, a wiper switch for selectively operating the windshield wipers, and control means connected to said terminal means and responsive to said wiper switch turning the wiper on for providing power to said terminal means to turn the lights on.
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2. A system as set forth in claim 1 in which the road lights include head and tail lights, and in which said terminal means includes a pair of terminals, one for providing power to the head lights and the other for providing power to the tail lights responsive to operation of the light switch, and said control means is connected to said terminals.
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3. A system as set forth in claim 2 in which said control means includes a diode for preventing passage of power from a first of said terminals to a second of said terminals when said light switch has been operated to energize only the first terminal.
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