Vehicle deceleration warning system
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1. A vehicle deceleration warning system comprising:
- a) a means for measuring the deceleration force of a vehicle;
b) a microprocessor unit connected to the means for measuring the deceleration force;
c) a license plate bracket comprising at least one light connected to the microprocessor unit; and
d) at least one self-contained power source for supplying power to the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the lights, wherein the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the at least one self-contained power source are housed in the license plate bracket and wherein the at least one light illuminates when the means for measuring the deceleration force measures a deceleration force of the vehicle greater than a threshold force.
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Abstract
A warning system housed in a license plate bracket and installed on a vehicle. The system includes a self-contained power source, an accelerometer to measure the deceleration force of the vehicle, and a microprocessor unit (including a microprocessor chip). When the system senses that the vehicle is decelerating at a rate greater than a threshold level, it illuminates warning lights provided on the license plate bracket to thereby alert drivers of neighboring vehicles of the vehicle'"'"'s rapid deceleration. The warning system is self-contained and self-powered to avoid the need to, and associated drawbacks of, drawing from the vehicle'"'"'s power source.
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1. A vehicle deceleration warning system comprising:
- a) a means for measuring the deceleration force of a vehicle;
b) a microprocessor unit connected to the means for measuring the deceleration force;
c) a license plate bracket comprising at least one light connected to the microprocessor unit; and
d) at least one self-contained power source for supplying power to the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the lights, wherein the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the at least one self-contained power source are housed in the license plate bracket and wherein the at least one light illuminates when the means for measuring the deceleration force measures a deceleration force of the vehicle greater than a threshold force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a) a means for measuring the deceleration force of a vehicle;
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20. A vehicle deceleration warning system and housing comprising:
- a) a means for measuring the deceleration force of a vehicle;
b) a microprocessor unit connected to the means for measuring the deceleration force;
c) a plastic license plate bracket comprising a front housing adapted to be positioned distal the vehicle and a back housing adapted to be positioned proximal the vehicle, wherein the front housing comprises at least one light connected to the microprocessor unit and wherein the license plate bracket is adapted to house a license plate between the front and back housing; and
d) at least one self-contained power source for supplying power to the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the lights, wherein the means for measuring the deceleration force, the microprocessor unit, and the at least one self-contained power source are housed in the license plate bracket and wherein the at least one light illuminates when the means for measuring the deceleration force measures a deceleration force of the vehicle greater than a threshold force.
- a) a means for measuring the deceleration force of a vehicle;
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