Driveway safety light

• US 4,843,337 A
• Filed: 11/02/1987
• Issued: 06/27/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Spector, Roy S. Conn Jr
• Original Assignee: George Spector, Roy S. Conn Jr
• Inventors: Conn, Roy S. Jr., Spector, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/115,380
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 340/906, 340/902, 340/907, 340/908, 340/904, 340/825.72, 340/51, 340/539, 340/696, 340/825.69, 340/309.15, 340/309.4, 455/89, 455/95
• US Class Current: 340/906
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/087 Override of traffic control, e.g. by signal transmitted by an emergency vehicle

Abstract

A driveway safety light system is provided and consists of a transmitter within a motor vehicle to activate a lamp connected to a receiver at a corner on end of a driveway so as to indicate to anyone driving down a road that the motor vehicle is about to exit from the driveway.

Claims

1. A driveway safety light system which comprises:

(a) a transmitter located within a first motor vehicle on a driveway, said transmitter activated by means within the first motor vehicle responsive to ignition operation;

(b) a lamp positioned at a corner end of the driveway; and

(c) a receiver located within said lamp, said receiver activated by a signal from said transmitter, to illuminate said lamp so as to indicate a warning to anyone driving in a second motor vehicle down a road, which communicates with the driveway, that the first motor vehicle is about to exit from the driveway.

2. A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said means further comprise a time delay switch mounted on a steering column electrically connected with a power source and said transmitter whereby said time delay switch is activated by ignition switch operation to operate said transmitter for fa predetermined time interval.

3. A system as in claim 2 including a timing means for operating said switch at specific time intervals actuated simultaneously by said ignition key.

4. A driveway safety light system as recited in claim 3 further comprising a timer switch mounted with said lamp which is electrically connected to the power source, said receiver and said lamp, so that said timer switch will turn off said lamp at a predetermined time interval.

5. A driveway safety light system as recited in claim 3 wherein said timing means further comprises:

(a) a cam having a cut out area;

(b) a normally opened spring biased switch member closed by said cam to activate said transmitter when the ignition switch is turned on; and

(c) a motor electrically connected to said switch member whereby said motor operates said cam until the cut out area reaches said switch member thus turning off said motor until the ignition switch is turned on again.