Combined turn signal and hazard warning signaling system for a vehicle

Claim 1

A combined turn signal and hazard warning signaling system for a vehicle comprising normally inactive left-hand and right-hand signaling lamps, a turning signal circuit having a first flasher, first switch means for selectively coupling said first flasher in series with either of the two signal lamps to indicate a left-hand or a right-hand turn of the vehicle, when said first flasher is energized, and an ignition switch for selectively connecting said first flasher in series with an electric power source to be energized thereby, and a separate hazard-warning circuit connectable directly to said power source in parallel with said turning signal circuit and comprising a second flasher, a single-throw, double-pole switch connected in series with said second flasher and operable selectively to connect both said lamps simultaneously to said second flasher for operation thereby when said second flasher is energized, a motion-sensing switch connected directly to said power source and to said second flasher, which closes automatically when the vehicle is parked and opens when the vehicle is in motion, whereby said motion-sensing switch operates to connect said second flasher in circuit with said power source for energization thereby, wHen the vehicle is parked, to effect flashing of both said lamps simultaneously, and is operative automatically to break the connection of said second flasher and said lamps to said power source when the vehicle is running.