US3789358A
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Police utility bar
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-02-23
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Granted: 1974-01-29
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Expires: 1992-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A police utility bar arranged to be mounted across the roof of a police car including a generally ''''T'''' shaped hollow housing, twin rotating lights, and a radio antenna mounted on the top surface of the housing, front running lights and a siren mounted in apertures in the front side of the housing, rear running lights mounted in apertures in the rear side of the housing, twin search lights pivotally mounted on the ends of the ''''T'''' shaped housing, and two mounting bosses arranged on the bottom surface of the housing to mount and support the utility bar on the roof of the police car in connection with arms extending from the bosses to the roof of the police car and in connection with straps extending from the bosses to the rain gutter of the police car with the lights and siren arranged to be operated and controlled from within the police car.
Inventors
- 👤 R Ellis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/2611
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
381 words
Police utility bar for mounting on the roof of a police car having a roof, comprising in combination: a hollow housing including a horizontal top surface, a horizontal bottom surface spaced from and below the top surface and having at least one aperture formed therein, a vertical front side connected between the top surface and the bottom surface, a vertical rear side connected between the top surface and the bottom surface and spaced from the front side, and left and right vertical ends connected between the top surface, bottom surface, front side, and rear side; means for securedly and removably mounting the housing to and in a spaced arrangement vertically above the roof of a police car; at least one rotating light, at least one front running light, at least one rear running light, at least one siren and at least one antenna; the top surface of the housing including at least two apertures formed therein and at least one rotating light and at least one antenna mounted in the apertures; the rear side including at least one aperture formed therein and at least one rear running light mounted therein; the front side having at least two apertures formed therein and at least one front running light and at least one siren mounted in the apertures; left search light means pivotally mounted on the left end of the housing; first control cable means having one end operatively connected to the left search light means and having the other end extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface of the housing to allow the control of the left search light means from the interior of the police car; right search light means pivotally mounted on the right end of the housing; second control cable means having one end operatively connected to the right search light means and having the other end extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface of the housing to allow control of the right search light means from the interior of the police car; electrical wire means connected to the running lighTs, rotating lights, siren, antenna, and search lights, and extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface to allow the selectional operation of each of the lights and siren from within the police car.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
381 words
Police utility bar for mounting on the roof of a police car having a roof, comprising in combination: a hollow housing including a horizontal top surface, a horizontal bottom surface spaced from and below the top surface and having at least one aperture formed therein, a vertical front side connected between the top surface and the bottom surface, a vertical rear side connected between the top surface and the bottom surface and spaced from the front side, and left and right vertical ends connected between the top surface, bottom surface, front side, and rear side; means for securedly and removably mounting the housing to and in a spaced arrangement vertically above the roof of a police car; at least one rotating light, at least one front running light, at least one rear running light, at least one siren and at least one antenna; the top surface of the housing including at least two apertures formed therein and at least one rotating light and at least one antenna mounted in the apertures; the rear side including at least one aperture formed therein and at least one rear running light mounted therein; the front side having at least two apertures formed therein and at least one front running light and at least one siren mounted in the apertures; left search light means pivotally mounted on the left end of the housing; first control cable means having one end operatively connected to the left search light means and having the other end extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface of the housing to allow the control of the left search light means from the interior of the police car; right search light means pivotally mounted on the right end of the housing; second control cable means having one end operatively connected to the right search light means and having the other end extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface of the housing to allow control of the right search light means from the interior of the police car; electrical wire means connected to the running lighTs, rotating lights, siren, antenna, and search lights, and extending through an aperture formed in the bottom surface to allow the selectional operation of each of the lights and siren from within the police car.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The police utility bar of claim 1, wherein indicia designating the particular police department by whom the police car is possessed are located on the rear side to thereby allow rapid and complete identification of the police car.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The police utility bar of claim 2, wherein the left end and the right end of the housing have extensions in a manner that the housing forms a ''''T'''' configuration wherein the left horizontal extension of the ''''T'''' supports the left pivotally mounted search light means and the right horizontal extension of the ''''T'''' supports the right pivotally mounted search light means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The police utility bar of claim 3, wherein the top surface, bottom surface, rear side and front side are substantially flat and form a hollow parallelepiped portion of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
The police utility bar of claim 4, wherein the means for mounting the housing includes a boss formed on the bottom surface of the housing, car rain gutter clamps, adjustable flexible straps extending between the car rain gutter clamps and the boss, arms extending frontward and rearward from the boss and suction cups affixed to the ends of the arms to support the arms and hence the utility bar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The police utility bar of claim 1, wherein the left end and the right end of the housing have extensions in a manner that the housing forms a ''''T'''' configuration wherein the left horizontal extension of the ''''T'''' supports the left pivotally mounted search light means and the right horizontal extension of the ''''T'''' supports the right pivotally mounted search light means.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-01-28 | 1977-07-30 | 1978-01-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-28 | 1981-07-30 | 1982-01-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-01-28 | 1985-07-30 | 1986-01-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |