Vehicle speed verification device

• US 6,819,263 B1
• Filed: 07/25/2003
• Issued: 11/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ivan Lidell Kelly
• Original Assignee: Ivan Lidell Kelly
• Inventors: Kelly, Ivan Lidell
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US10/626,806
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 340/936, 340/425.5, 340/438, 340/441, 342/13, 342/20, 342/104, 702/142, 702/143
• US Class Current: 340/936
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/052 with provision for determining speed or overspeed speed measuring in general G01P

Abstract

A vehicle speed verification device includes a housing including a display screen for illustration a vehicle speedometer. The housing is electrically connected to a vehicle transmission and a vehicle speedometer. The display screen preferably includes a LED meter and a speedometer needle cooperating with the LED meter for indicating a vehicle speed. The device further includes a system for detecting when a speed-measuring device locks onto a vehicle and another system for concurrently determining a vehicle speed and displaying same when the detecting system sends a signal to the determining system. The detecting system may include a laser and a radar detector. The device may further include a system for printing the speed of a vehicle. Such a system is connected to a central processing unit and preferably includes a data system for printing time, date, month and year of speed verification.

Claims

1. A vehicle speed verification device mountable within a vehicle and comprising:

a housing including a display screen for illustrating a vehicle speed, said housing being electrically connected to a vehicle transmission and a vehicle speedometer, said display screen including a LED meter and a speedometer needle cooperating with said LED meter for indicating a vehicle speed;

a power supply source connected to said housing and for selectively supplying power thereto;

means for detecting when a speed measuring device locks onto a vehicle; and

means for concurrently determining a vehicle speed by automatically interrupting a speedometer drive cable of a vehicle for locking an indicator associated therewith and displaying same when said detecting means identifies a lock on a vehicle.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said vehicle speed determining means comprises a central processing unit and a memory unit connected thereto, said central processing unit sending signals to said memory unit for storing a vehicle speed thereat.

3. The device of claim 2, further comprising means for printing the speed of a vehicle and being connected to said central processing unit, said printing means comprising data means for printing time, date, month and year of speed verification.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said detecting means comprises a laser detector.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said detecting means comprises a radar detector.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said display screen comprises an LCD display.

7. A vehicle speed verification device mountable within a vehicle and comprising:

a housing including a display screen for illustrating a vehicle speed, said housing being electrically connected to a vehicle transmission and a vehicle speedometer, said display screen including a LED meter and a speedometer needle cooperating with said LED meter for indicating a vehicle speed;

a power supply source connected to said housing and for selectively supplying power thereto;

means for detecting when a speed measuring device locks onto a vehicle; and

means for concurrently determining a vehicle speed by automatically interrupting a speedometer drive cable of a vehicle for locking an indicator associated therewith and displaying same when said detecting means identifies a lock on a vehicle, said determining means comprising

a central processing unit and a memory unit connected thereto, said central processing unit sending signals to said memory unit for storing a vehicle speed thereat.

8. The device of claim 7, further comprising means for printing the speed of a vehicle and being connected to said central processing unit, said printing means comprising data means for printing time, date, month and year of speed verification.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein said detecting means comprises a laser detector.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein said detecting means comprises a radar detector.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein said display screen comprises an LCD display.

12. A vehicle speed verification device mountable within a vehicle and comprising:

a housing including a display screen for illustrating a vehicle speed, said housing being electrically connected to a vehicle transmission and a vehicle speedometer, said display screen including a LED meter and a speedometer needle cooperating with said LED meter for indicating a vehicle speed;

a power supply source connected to said housing and for selectively supplying power thereto;

means for detecting when a speed measuring device locks onto a vehicle;

means for concurrently determining a vehicle speed by automatically interrupting a speedometer drive cable of a vehicle for locking an indicator associated therewith and displaying same when said detecting means identifies a lock on a vehicle, said determining means comprising

a central processing unit and a memory unit connected thereto, said central processing unit sending signals to said memory unit for storing a vehicle speed thereat; and

means for printing the speed of a vehicle and being connected to said central processing unit, said printing means comprising data means for printing time, date, month and year of speed verification.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein said detecting means comprises a laser detector.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein said detecting means comprises a radar detector.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein said display screen comprises an LCD display.