Vehicle rear safety light assembly

• US 6,642,842 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2002
• Issued: 11/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ed A. Khamis
• Original Assignee: Ed A. Khamis
• Inventors: Khamis, Ed A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, LAM P
• Application Number:
  US10/056,544
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 340/464, 340/467, 340/466, 340/479, 340/463, 362/459, 362/487, 362/540, 362/541, 362/542, 362/545, 362/549
• US Class Current: 340/467
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/44 for indicating braking action or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal

Abstract

A vehicle rear safety light assembly for preventing rear end collisions by giving drivers warning of actions being taken by the user. The vehicle rear safety light assembly includes a transparent housing being adapted to mount to a vehicle; and also includes a first light-emitting member being disposed in the housing and being adapted to be connected to a power source; and further includes a second light-emitting member also being disposed in the housing and also being adapted to be connected to a power source; and also includes a sensor being adapted to be attached to a transmission of the vehicle and being connected to the first and second light-emitting members.

Claims

1. A vehicle rear safety light assembly comprising:

a transparent housing being adapted to mount to a vehicle;

a first light-emitting member being disposed in said housing and being adapted to be connected to a power source;

a second light-emitting member also being disposed in said housing and also being adapted to connected to a power source;

a sensor being adapted to be attached to a transmission of the vehicle and is connected to said first and second light-emitting members; and

said transparent housing being adapted to mount about a third brake light of the vehicle, said transparent housing comprising a main portion and wing portions, said main portion comprising a pair of side portions, each of said wing portions being coupled to one of said side portions of said main portion such that each of said wing portions angles outwardly from the associated one of said side portions of said main portion, each of said wing portions being adapted for being positioned on opposite sides of the third brake light such that said main portion is positioned above the third brake light for drawing attention to said first light-emitting member and said second light-emitting member, said first light emitting member being disposed in one of side portions of said main portion and the associated one of said wing portions such that said second light-emitting member is disposed in the other of said side portions of said main portion and the associated one of said wing portions, said transparent housing being generally narrow.

2. A vehicle rear safety light assembly as described in claim 1, wherein said first light-emitting member is a green light-emitting member.

3. A vehicle rear safety light assembly as described in claim 2, wherein said second light-emitting member is a yellowish light-emitting member.

4. A vehicle rear safety light assembly as described in claim 3, wherein said sensor is adapted to detect actuation of the transmission of the vehicle and is also adapted to detect non-actuation of the transmission of the vehicle, said sensor energizing said green light-emitting member upon actuation of the transmission and energizing said yellowish light-emitting member upon non-actuation of the transmission.

5. A vehicle rear safety light assembly comprising:

a transparent housing being adapted to mount to a vehicle, said transparent housing being adapted adapted to mount about a third brake light of the vehicle, said transparent housing comprising a main portion and wing portions, said main portion comprising a pair of side portions, each of said wing portions being coupled to one of said side portions of said main portion such that each of said win portions angles outwardly from the associated one of said side portions of said main portion, each of said wing portions being adapted for being positioned on opposite sides of the third brake light such that said main portion is positioned above the third brake light for drawing attention to a first light-emitting member and a second light-emitting member, said first light emitting member being disposed in one of side portions of said main portion and the associated one of said wing portions such that said second light-emitting member is disposed in the other of said side portions of said main portion and the associated one of said wing portions, said transparent housing being generally narrow;

said first light-emitting member being disposed in said housing and being adapted to be connected to a power source, said first light-emitting member being a green light-emitting member;

said second light-emitting member also being disposed in said housing and also being adapted to connected to a power source, said second light-emitting member being a yellowish light-emitting member; and

a sensor being adapted to be attached to a transmission of the vehicle and is connected to said first and second light-emitting members, said sensor being adapted to detect actuation of the transmission of the vehicle and being also adapted to detect non-actuation of the transmission of the vehicle, said sensor energizing said green light-emitting member upon actuation of the transmission and energizing said yellowish light-emitting member upon non-actuation of the transmission.