Automatic flasher caution signal system for automotive vehicles

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING PAIRED SIGNAL LAMPS MOUNTED FRONT AND REAR THEREON, A SOURCE OF ENERGIZING CURRENT FOR SAID LAMPS, A FLASHER INCLUDING A PAIR OF THERMALLY RESPONSIVE CONTACTS CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE, A THREE-POSITION DIRECTION SWITCH CONNECTED TO SAID CONTACTS AND TO THE SIGNAL LAMPS AND OPERABLE IN A FIRST POSITION TO CONNECT THE FLASHER CONTACTS TO ONE PAIR OF SAID SIGNAL LAMPS TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE OTHER PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS, IN A SECOND POSITION TO CONNECT THE FLASHER CONTACTS TO THE OTHER PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS TO THE EXCLUSION OF SAID ONE PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS, AND IN A THIRD POSITION TO DISCONNECT THE FLASHER CONTACTS FROM BOTH PAIRS OF SIGNAL LAMPS, A DEPRESSIBLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND AN EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER; OF MEANS AUTOMATICALLY OPERABLE UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR CONNECTING THE FLASHER CONTACTS TO THE REAR ONES ONLY OF SAID SIGNAL LAMPS WHEN THE DIRECTION SWITCH IS IN ITS THIRD POSITION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH OPERABLE UPON DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BECOME OPEN, SAID LATTER SWITCH BEING NORMALLY CONNECTED IN ITS CLOSED POSITION TO THE REAR ONES ONLY OF SAID SIGNAL LAMPS AND TO THE FLASHER CONTACTS WHEN THE DIRECTION SWITCH IS IN ITS THIRD POSITION, AND RELAY ACTUATED SWITCH MEANS OPERABLE WHEN SAID DIRECTION SWITCH IS MOVED TO ITS FIRST POSITION FOR MAINTAINING DEENERGIZED THE REAR SIGNAL LAMP ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE TO THE LAMP PAIR NORMALLY ENERGIZED WHEN THE DIRECTION SWITCH IS IN SAID FIRST POSITION.