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Vehicle strobe warning light system

  • US 4,127,844 A
  • Filed: 03/23/1977
  • Issued: 11/28/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a vehicle having a conventional headlight assembly, taillight assembly, and brake assembly, a method of warning a following driver, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) disposing an auxiliary flash lamp at the rear of the vehicle, the flash lamp capable of producing a high-intensity light of short duration;

    (b) discharging the flash lamp in response to actuation of the brake assembly at the initiation of a braking operation; and

    (c) discharging the lamp again only after a predetermined period of time has passed and in response to actuation of the brake assembly upon the initiation of another braking operation.

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