Automobile safety device

• US 5,621,253 A
• Filed: 02/02/1996
• Issued: 04/15/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alice M. Melnytschuk
• Original Assignee: Alice M. Melnytschuk
• Inventors: Melnytschuk, Alice M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GANJIAN, PETER
• Application Number:
  US08/597,550
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 219/202, 219/203, 219/522, 307/9.1, 307/10.1, 307/10.8, 307/141, 307/141.4, 315/77, 315/82, 315/83, 361/160, 361/170, 361/189, 361/195, 361/600
• US Class Current: 307/10.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/143 combined with another condition, e.g. using vehicle recognition from camera images or activation of wipers
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/052 Switching delay, i.e. the beam is not switched or changed instantaneously upon occurrence of a condition change
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/312 Adverse weather

Abstract

An automobile safety device that includes an input wireable to the windshield wiper motor that automatically independently activates each headlight and the rear window defogger.

Claims

1. An automobile safety device comprising:

a housing forming an internal circuit chamber and having a first outer surface, said outer surface including a section of adhesive foam secured thereover, said adhesive foam having a peel away cover member disposed thereover in a manner to allow removal of said peel away cover member and securement of said housing to a substantially flat surface with said adhesive foam;

a relay switch, disposed within said circuit chamber of said housing, having a first, second and third pair of normally open electrical contacts actuated by a first coil having a coil input connection and a coil output connection, each said pair of electrical contacts having a supply side connection and a device side connection;

a time delay circuit having an active output wired to said coil input connection that provides an electrical current to said first coil for a predetermined period of time exceeding detection of an absence of an activation signal at an activation input thereof;

a wiring harness including an electrical connector having;

a left headlight connection member,

a right headlight connection member,

a defogger connection member,

a twelve volt supply connection member,

a wiper motor supply connection member, and

a ground connection member,

each said connection member being wired, respectively, to a first end of a left headlight insulated conductor wire, a first end of a right headlight insulated conductor wire, a first end of a defogger insulated conductor wire, a first end of a twelve volt supply insulated conductor wire, a first end of a wiper motor supply insulated conductor wire, and a first end of a ground insulated conductor wire;

a second end of said left headlight insulated conductor wire is wired to said device side connection of said first pair of electrical contacts, a second end of said right headlight insulated conductor wire is wired to said device side connection of said second pair of electrical connects, a second end of said defogger insulated conductor wire is wired to said device side connection of said third pair of electrical contacts, a second end of said twelve volt supply insulated conductor wire is wired to said supply side connection of said first, second and third pairs of electrical contacts, a second end of said wiper motor supply insulated conductor wire is wired to said activation input of said time delay circuit, and a second end of said ground insulated conductor wire is wired to said coil output connection.

2. The automobile safety device of claim 1, wherein:

said safety device has aft one/off switch and said time delay circuit further includes an indicator lamp that extends outwardly from said housing and that is wired into said time delay circuit in a manner such that said indicator lamp is illuminated when said safety device is on.