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Signal apparatus for facilitating safe backup of vehicles

  • US 8,710,970 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2011
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing guidance to a driver of a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a transmitter configured for handheld operation by a spotter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a first signal in response to activation of an actuator of the transmitter, the first signal indicating that the vehicle is safe to move, wherein the transmitter is configured to cease transmission of the first signal in response to deactivation of the actuator of the transmitter;

    a receiver positioned on or proximate to the vehicle, the receiver configured to detect the first signal; and

    one or more indicators positioned proximate the driver of the vehicle and in communication with the receiver, wherein the one or more indicators are configured to provide a first audible and/or visible indicator in response to the receiver detecting the first signal, wherein the first audible and/or visible indicator comprises a first one or more tones emitted from a speaker that indicate to the driver that the vehicle is safe to move.

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