Clear-cross crossing system

• US 6,448,904 B1
• Filed: 02/21/2001
• Issued: 09/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James D. Flores
• Original Assignee: James D. Flores
• Inventors: Flores, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trieu, Van
• Application Number:
  US09/790,140
• Time in Patent Office: 566 Days
• Field of Search: 340/902, 340/906, 340/907, 340/910, 340/916, 340/917, 340/321, 340/473, 340/331
• US Class Current: 340/906
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/087 Override of traffic control, e.g. by signal transmitted by an emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

An clear-cross crossing system for use by emergency vehicles that includes a traffic light attachable strobe light/receiver unit that is attachable to and existing traffic signal and a transmitter unit mounted to the dash board of an emergency vehicle which transmits an activation signal to the strobe light/receiver unit to activate the unit and to cause the unit to override the existing traffic signal to generate a green light signal in the direction of the oncoming emergency vehicle.

Claims

1. A traffic signal controller system for controlling an existing traffic signal controller;

the traffic signal controller system comprising;

a strobe light/receiver unit attachable to an existing traffic signal controller; and

a transmitter mounted to a dashboard in an emergency vehicle that transmits an activation signal to the receiver unit for overriding operation of the existing traffic signal controller and causing the existing traffic signal controller to illuminate a green light in the direction of an oncoming emergency vehicle;

the transmitter including a frequency and intensity adjustment knob for adjusting the frequency of the intensity of the transmitted activation signal.