CROSSING ARM FOR SCHOOL BUS SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A school bus safety assembly comprising:
- a movable arm situated on a driver'"'"'s side of a school bus;
an electric motor for deploying said movable arm;
a camera device;
an image storage device; and
an image display device;
wherein said movable arm is designed to indicate to approaching vehicles to stop;
wherein said movable arm is deployable from a retracted position to an extended position via said electric motor;
wherein said camera device is mounted on said movable arm;
wherein said camera device is connected to said image storage device and to said image display device;
said image storage device and said image display device being situated on an inside of said school bus in a vicinity of a seat of a driver;
wherein said school bus safety assembly operates in conjunction with a stop arm but is physically separated a distance from said stop arm; and
wherein said school bus safety assembly is useful for stopping said approaching vehicles, and detecting, displaying, and recording school bus stop arm violations.
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Abstract
A school bus safety assembly useful for stopping approaching vehicles, and detecting, displaying, and recording school bus stop arm violations comprising: a movable arm situated on a driver'"'"'s side of a school bus, an electric motor for deploying the movable arm, a camera device, an image storage device, and an image display device. The movable arm is designed to indicate to approaching vehicles to stop and is deployable from a retracted position to an extended position via the electric motor. The camera device is mounted on the movable arm and is connected to the image storage device and to the image display device which are situated on an inside of the school bus in a vicinity of a seat of a driver. The school bus safety assembly operates in conjunction with a stop arm but is physically separated a distance from the stop arm.
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18 Claims
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1. A school bus safety assembly comprising:
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a movable arm situated on a driver'"'"'s side of a school bus; an electric motor for deploying said movable arm; a camera device; an image storage device; and an image display device; wherein said movable arm is designed to indicate to approaching vehicles to stop; wherein said movable arm is deployable from a retracted position to an extended position via said electric motor; wherein said camera device is mounted on said movable arm; wherein said camera device is connected to said image storage device and to said image display device;
said image storage device and said image display device being situated on an inside of said school bus in a vicinity of a seat of a driver;wherein said school bus safety assembly operates in conjunction with a stop arm but is physically separated a distance from said stop arm; and wherein said school bus safety assembly is useful for stopping said approaching vehicles, and detecting, displaying, and recording school bus stop arm violations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A school bus safety assembly comprising:
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a movable arm situated on a driver'"'"'s side of a school bus; an electric motor for deploying said movable arm; a camera device; an image storage device; and an image display device; wherein said movable arm is designed to indicate to approaching vehicles to stop; wherein said movable arm is deployable from a retracted position to an extended position via said electric motor which is operated with a trigger switch situated in a vicinity of a seat of a driver; wherein said camera device is mounted on said movable arm, faces in one direction, and is operable via a control situated in said vicinity of said seat of said driver, and is used to capture images of said vehicles as they approach said movable arm and to act as a visual deterrent; wherein said camera device is connected to said image storage device and to said image display device;
said image storage device and said image display device being situated on an inside of said school bus in said vicinity of said seat of said driver;wherein said school bus safety assembly operates in conjunction with a stop arm but is physically separated a distance from said stop arm; and wherein said school bus safety assembly is useful for stopping said approaching vehicles, and detecting, displaying, and recording school bus stop arm violations. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of using a school bus safety assembly comprising the steps of:
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bringing a school bus to a stop; deploying a movable arm situated on a driver'"'"'s side of said school bus; capturing images of traffic approaching said movable arm via a camera device mounted on said movable arm; monitoring said images of said traffic approaching said movable arm via an image display device which is connected to said camera device and situated on an inside of said school bus; storing said images of said traffic approaching said movable arm with an image storage device which is connected to said camera device and situated on said inside of said school bus; and using said images of said traffic for further investigation in the event of a traffic violation.
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Specification