Spotlight mounted motion detector
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1. An object detection system for use in alerting a police officer to an approaching object while the officer is sitting within a police car, the system comprising:
- an object-sensing device disposed on a spotlight of the police vehicle, the object-sensing device operating to only sense an object approaching the front the police vehicle; and
an alarm generator in communication with the object-sensing device, said alarm generator operative to receive an electrical signal from the object-sensing device and thereafter to generate an alarm to alert the police officer of an approaching object.
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Abstract
An object-detection system for use with a police vehicle that is operative to provide an alarm to the police officer sitting in the vehicle of an approaching object. The system includes an object-detection device and at least one alarm generator in communication with the object-sensing device wherein the alarm generator is operative to generate an alarm upon receiving an electrical signal from the object-sensing device indicative of an object approaching a police vehicle.
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1. An object detection system for use in alerting a police officer to an approaching object while the officer is sitting within a police car, the system comprising:
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an object-sensing device disposed on a spotlight of the police vehicle, the object-sensing device operating to only sense an object approaching the front the police vehicle; and an alarm generator in communication with the object-sensing device, said alarm generator operative to receive an electrical signal from the object-sensing device and thereafter to generate an alarm to alert the police officer of an approaching object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of alerting a police officer to an approaching object while an officer is sitting in a police vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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disposing an object-sensing device on a spotlight of the police vehicle, the object-sensing device operating to only sense an object approaching the front the police vehicle; disposing an alarm generator on the police vehicle; and providing a communication link between said object-sensing device and said alarm generator whereby upon detecting an approaching object, the object-sensing device transmits an electrical signal to the alarm generator that causes the alarm generator to provide an alarm to the police officer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An object detection system for use in alerting a police officer to an approaching object while the officer is sitting within a police car, the system comprising:
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an object-sensing device disposed on a spotlight of the police vehicle, the spotlight being movably mounted to the vehicle so that the spotlight may be aimed in a predetermined direction, the object-sensing device operating to only sense an object approaching the police vehicle from direction in which the spotlight is aimed; and an alarm generator in communication with the object-sensing device, said alarm generator operative to receive an electrical signal from the object-sensing device and thereafter to generate an alarm to alert the police officer of an approaching object. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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