U-turn signal device
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1. A signaling system conformed for use in a motor vehicle provided with a steering wheel and a rear window, comprising:
- ultrasonic signaling means conformed for adhesive attachment to said steering wheel and including mechanical articulation means for manual operation thereof for producing an ultrasonic signal;
signal receiving means deployed in said vehicle proximate said rear window for receiving said ultrasonic signal from said signaling means for producing an enabling signal indicative thereof;
a battery;
a solar panel deployed adjacent said rear window and connected for charging said battery; and
signaling means mounted in said vehicle adjacent said rear window and selectively electrically connected to said battery in response to said enabling signal.
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Abstract
An aftermarket signaling system for use in an automobile including one, or more, manually powered ultrasonic sending units and an ultrasonic receiver which may be adhesively mounted in the automobile. The receiver includes a solar panel for recharging its own power supply and a set of lighted displays which are enabled by the ultrasonic signals from the sending units. The receiver may be mounted at the rear window of the vehicle and will thus provide visual signals to the following traffic.
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1. A signaling system conformed for use in a motor vehicle provided with a steering wheel and a rear window, comprising:
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ultrasonic signaling means conformed for adhesive attachment to said steering wheel and including mechanical articulation means for manual operation thereof for producing an ultrasonic signal; signal receiving means deployed in said vehicle proximate said rear window for receiving said ultrasonic signal from said signaling means for producing an enabling signal indicative thereof; a battery; a solar panel deployed adjacent said rear window and connected for charging said battery; and signaling means mounted in said vehicle adjacent said rear window and selectively electrically connected to said battery in response to said enabling signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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