Mounting foot for light bar

• US 20070216523A1
• Filed: 05/11/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
• Original Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
• Inventors: Meyer, Charles, Czajkowski, Robert, Urbanski, Sigmund, Mol, Jan, Bader, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 8,292,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/468
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2611 Indicating devices mounted on the roof of the vehicle

Abstract

A signaling system for mounting to an exterior surface of an emergency vehicle is provided. The signaling system includes a light bar and a pair of mounting feet. The light bar can include a plurality of signaling devices supported on and distributed along a base member and enclosed by a cover. The light bar can be secured to the mounting feet via a plurality of fasteners. The mounting feet can be connected to the emergency vehicle via roof straps. Each mounting foot can include a base, which can have a support portion, a contoured portion, and a pair of compartments; a pair of seals associated with each compartment; a pair of covers, which can be translucent, removably mounted to the base to enclose the compartments; and a roof strap secured to the base. Each compartment can house a signaling device, such as a lamp assembly.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A signaling system for mounting to an exterior surface of an emergency vehicle, the signaling system comprising:

a light bar comprising a plurality of signaling devices supported on and distributed along a base member; and

a pair of mounting feet, the mounting feet secured to the light bar, the mounting feet secured to the vehicle, each mounting foot including an outer end, the outer ends of the mounting feet facing away from each other, each mounting foot including a base, the base having a support portion and a compartment, the support portions of the mounting feet supporting the base member of the light bar and the compartment disposed adjacent the outer end of the mounting foot.

15. The signaling system according to claim 13, further comprising:

an auxiliary signaling device mounted to one of the mounting feet, the auxiliary signaling device mounted in one of the compartments.

14. (canceled)

16-37. -37. (canceled)

38. A mounting foot for mounting a light bar to an exterior surface of a vehicle, the mounting foot comprising:

a base, the base having a light bar mounting surface for supporting the light bar;

a vehicle connector for connecting the mounting foot to the vehicle, the vehicle connector secured to the base; and

a signaling device mounted to the base.

39. A signaling system for mounting to an exterior surface of a vehicle, the signaling system comprising:

a light bar comprising a plurality of signaling devices supported on and distributed along a base member;

a mounting foot for mounting the light bar to the exterior surface of the vehicle, the mounting foot having a generally planar light bar mounting surface supporting the base member of the light bar; and

a signaling device mounted to the mounting foot.

40. The signaling system according to claim 39, wherein the base member includes a pair of ends, the signaling system further comprising:

a second mounting foot, the first and second mounting feet connected to the base member of the light bar such that the mounting feet are respectively disposed adjacent the first and second ends thereof.

41. The signaling system according to claim 39, further comprising:

a vehicle connector for connecting the mounting foot to the vehicle, the vehicle connector secured to the mounting foot.

42. The signaling system according to claim 39, wherein the base member of the light bar is secured to the light bar mounting surface of the mounting foot via a plurality of fasteners.

43. The signaling system according to claim 39 wherein the mounting foot includes a signaling device mounting surface, the signaling device being disposed on the signaling device mounting surface, the light bar mounting surface and the signaling device mounting surface being offset with respect to each other.

44. The signaling system according to claim 43 wherein the mounting foot includes a sidewall, the sidewall and the signaling device mounting surface defining a recess, the signaling device disposed in the recess.

45. The signaling system according to claim 39 further comprising:

a second signaling device mounted to the mounting foot.

46. The signaling system according to claim 45 wherein the mounting foot includes first and second sidewalls and first and second signaling device mounting surfaces, the sidewalls respectively cooperating with the first and second signaling device mounting surfaces to define a first recess and a second recess, the first and second signaling devices disposed in the first and second recesses, respectively.

47. The signaling system according to claim 46 wherein the mounting foot includes an outer end, the outer end including first and second corners, the first and second recesses respectively disposed at the first and second corners of the outer end thereof.

48. The signaling system according to claim 39 wherein the light bar comprises a single level light bar.

49. The signaling system according to claim 39 wherein the light bar comprises a multi-level light bar.