US3309562A
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Semi-continuous alert lights for motor vehicles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-17
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1984-12-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Elmer A Schultz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:15
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
AN ALTERNATE ALERT LIGHT AND TURN LIGHT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES HAVING TURN LIGHTS COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF POWER, RIGHT AND LEFT TURN LIGHTS, MEANS CONNECTING ONE TERMINAL OF EACH TURN LIGHT TO SAID POWER SOURCE, RIGHT AND LEFT TURN LIGHT SWITCHES, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINALS OF EACH TURN LIGHT TO SAID POWER SOURCE THROUGH SAID SWITCHES RESPECTIVELY, A SOLENOID HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO A TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE, TWO SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES EACH HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE AND EACH HAVING ANOTHER TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID SOLENOID, MEANS OPERATIVELY CORRELATING SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES AND SAID SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES WHEREBY WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES ARE CLOSED FOR OPERATION OF SAID TURN LIGHTS SAID SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES ARE ALSO CLOSED FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID, AT LEAST ONE ALERT LIGHT HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID POWER SOURCE, AN ALERT LIGHT SHUTOFF SWITCH, MEANS URGING SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH TO BE NORMALLY CLOSED FOR NORMAL OPERATION OF SAID ALERT LIGHT, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID ALERT LIGHT TO SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH AND SAID SOLENOID AND SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH BEING OPERATIVELY CORRELATED FOR THE OPENING OF SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS ENERGIZED, AND A BLINKER SWITCH MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID ALERT LIGHT TO CAUSE SAID ALERT LIGHT TO BLINK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
AN ALTERNATE ALERT LIGHT AND TURN LIGHT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES HAVING TURN LIGHTS COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF POWER, RIGHT AND LEFT TURN LIGHTS, MEANS CONNECTING ONE TERMINAL OF EACH TURN LIGHT TO SAID POWER SOURCE, RIGHT AND LEFT TURN LIGHT SWITCHES, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINALS OF EACH TURN LIGHT TO SAID POWER SOURCE THROUGH SAID SWITCHES RESPECTIVELY, A SOLENOID HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO A TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE, TWO SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES EACH HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE AND EACH HAVING ANOTHER TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID SOLENOID, MEANS OPERATIVELY CORRELATING SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES AND SAID SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES WHEREBY WHEN SAID TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES ARE CLOSED FOR OPERATION OF SAID TURN LIGHTS SAID SOLENOID CONTROL SWITCHES ARE ALSO CLOSED FOR ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOID, AT LEAST ONE ALERT LIGHT HAVING A TERMINAL CONNECTED TO SAID POWER SOURCE, AN ALERT LIGHT SHUTOFF SWITCH, MEANS URGING SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH TO BE NORMALLY CLOSED FOR NORMAL OPERATION OF SAID ALERT LIGHT, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID ALERT LIGHT TO SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH AND SAID SOLENOID AND SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH BEING OPERATIVELY CORRELATED FOR THE OPENING OF SAID SHUT-OFF SWITCH WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS ENERGIZED, AND A BLINKER SWITCH MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID ALERT LIGHT TO CAUSE SAID ALERT LIGHT TO BLINK.
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