Emergency light

• US 7,298,245 B1
• Filed: 10/26/2005
• Issued: 11/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harold D. Vanhoose
• Original Assignee: Harold D. Vanhoose
• Inventors: VanHoose, Harold D.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUNG T
• Application Number:
  US11/260,040
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 340/331, 340/332, 340/321, 340/458, 340/815.4, 340/815.45, 362/72, 362/157, 362/240, 362/251, 362/362, 362/500, 362/545, 362/546
• US Class Current: 340/331
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/064 indicating houses needing emergency help, e.g. with a flashing light or sound

Abstract

An emergency light includes a flash light lamp and a plurality of LED lamps activated in strobe-like fashion to alert emergency personnel in transit the proper household needing their assistance. The LED lamps activated in excess of 120 times per minute is visible at distances in excess of one mile. The emergency light may be mounted to a window pane using suction cups, to a steel door or other ferrous-metallic surface using magnetic strips, hung on a door using an integral hanger or stood on a flat bottom surface.

Claims

1. An emergency light comprising

a) a generally rectangular body portion;

b) a plurality of LED lamps connected in series on a portion of a front face of said body portion to flash strobe-as fashion in excess of a total of 120 times per minute;

c) a plastic cover enclosing said LED lamps;

d) a battery pack for powering said LED lamps;

e) first mounting means on said front surface for securing said emergency light to a window pane;

f) second mounting means for securing said emergency light to an alternative surface.

2. The emergency light of claim 1 wherein said plastic cover is made of a opaque material having a color selected from a group consisting of amber, red and blue.

3. The emergency light of claim 1 wherein said first mounting means comprises a plurality of suction cups attached to said front face of said body portion.

4. The emergency light of claim 1 further comprising a conventional white light mounted on a second portion of said front face operable as a flash light.

5. The emergency light of claim 1 wherein said second mounting means comprises a plurality of magnets enabling attachment a) to a steel door and b) to portion of a vehicle.

6. The emergency light of claim 5 further comprising a third mounting means comprising a hangar attached to an upper portion of said rectangular body portion by which said emergency light can be suspended.

7. The emergency light of claim 1 further comprising a flat bottom surface upon which said emergency light can stand.