Auto rear window signal
First Claim
1. A safer method of operating an auto of type having first and second operating modes during driving operation thereof, of which a first operating mode is providing a visual display as a signal to an approaching motorist consisting of a light in a strategic display location centrally and along a bottom edge of a rear window of said auto, and of which a second operating mode is cruise-controlling the operation of said auto at a selected unchanging speed, said safer auto-operating method comprising the steps of electrically operating said strategically-located light optionally in a first steady mode and in a second flashing mode, operating said strategically-located light in said first steady mode coincident only with the operation of a brake of said auto, and operating said strategically-located light in said second flashing mode coincident only with the cruise-controlled operation of said auto, whereby a flashing light signal is provided to an approaching motorist during said cruise-controlled operation of said auto to provide a tailgate-averting instruction to said approaching motorist related to said unchanging speed of said auto.
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Abstract
Mandated by law in most states is an original equipment manufacture (OEM) auto rear window brake-operated light which displays itself as a steady light signal when the brake is operated. This same light is now given a flashing mode to indicate the "cruise control" is on so that an approaching motorist is encouraged to make a safe lane change rather than to "tailgate".
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1. A safer method of operating an auto of type having first and second operating modes during driving operation thereof, of which a first operating mode is providing a visual display as a signal to an approaching motorist consisting of a light in a strategic display location centrally and along a bottom edge of a rear window of said auto, and of which a second operating mode is cruise-controlling the operation of said auto at a selected unchanging speed, said safer auto-operating method comprising the steps of electrically operating said strategically-located light optionally in a first steady mode and in a second flashing mode, operating said strategically-located light in said first steady mode coincident only with the operation of a brake of said auto, and operating said strategically-located light in said second flashing mode coincident only with the cruise-controlled operation of said auto, whereby a flashing light signal is provided to an approaching motorist during said cruise-controlled operation of said auto to provide a tailgate-averting instruction to said approaching motorist related to said unchanging speed of said auto.
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Current AssigneeGold, Peter
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Original AssigneeGold, Peter
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InventorsGold, Peter
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Primary Examiner(s)Peng, John K.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Lefkowitz, Edward
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Application NumberUS08/181,295Time in Patent Office467 DaysField of Search340/463, 340/464, 340/466, 340/467, 340/478, 340/479, 340/480, 340/482, 340/483, 340/485US Class Current340/464CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e....
