Vehicle safety system
First Claim
1. A turn indication system for a vehicle, comprising a housing;
- and an indicating member movable in a linear path between a first position, in which said indicator member is retracted into said housing, and a second position, in which said indicating member projects outwardly from said housing, said indicating member being movable from said first position toward said second position in response to the actuation of a turn signal switch so as to indicate a change to a direction of movement of a vehicle.
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Abstract
A turn indication system for a vehicle includes an indicating member movable between a first position and a second position in response to the actuation of a turn signal switch. A door-ajar indication system for a vehicle includes an indicating member movable between a first position and a second position in response to the actuation of a switch so as to indicate an ajar condition of a door of the vehicle. A traffic observation system for a vehicle includes a wave receiving member for mounting to the vehicle such that the wave receiving member is oriented along a line of sight from an object approaching the vehicle from a lateral direction generally perpendicular to a path of motion of the vehicle, permitting a driver of the vehicle to perceive the object via a wave received by the wave receiving member from the object along the line of sight.
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15 Claims
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1. A turn indication system for a vehicle, comprising a housing;
- and an indicating member movable in a linear path between a first position, in which said indicator member is retracted into said housing, and a second position, in which said indicating member projects outwardly from said housing, said indicating member being movable from said first position toward said second position in response to the actuation of a turn signal switch so as to indicate a change to a direction of movement of a vehicle.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mirror apparatus for a vehicle for providing a rear view to a driver of the vehicle, comprising a housing mounted externally to the vehicle;
- a mirror housed in said housing; and
an indicating member movable in a linear path between a first position, in which said indicator member is retracted into said housing, and a second position, in which said indicating member projects outwardly from said housing, said indicating member being movable from said first position toward said second position in response to the actuation of a turn signal switch so as to indicate a change to a direction of movement of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- a mirror housed in said housing; and
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