Truck door position indicator

Claim 2

A door position indicator for a door of the pull-down type installed in tracks bordering the vertical edges of a door opening in the rear end wall of the body of a truck having a driver''s compartment and a rear view mirror, said door position indicator comprising indicator means, means for mounting said indicator means adjacent the rear wall of such truck body, means, when said door position indicator is so installed, for normally urging a section of said indicator means to a position lying within view of a driver via said rear view mirror with said door in its open position to indicate an open position of such door, and means responsive to the closing of such door for removing and holding said indicator means from such view of a driver, while said door remains closed.

Claim 3

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 1, characterized by said indicator means including an indicator arm of a length adapted to extend outwardly beyond the side wall of such truck, body when said door position indicator is installed on such truck body.

Claim 4

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 2, characterized by said indicator arm being pivotally mounted at an intermediate point thereof to a mounting plate, to create a section adapted to extend inwardly beyond the proximate track, when installed, and said means adapted to respond to closing of such door including a stem extending from said inwardly extendable section of said indicator arm toward the path of movement of such door when said door position indicator is installed on such truck body.

Claim 5

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 3, characterized by an actuator adapted for mounting on such door for movement with said door in line with the installed position of said stem, to engage and actuate such stem as such door moves toward its closed position.

Claim 6

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 3, characterized by means normally biasing said arm to what would be its observable position when said plate is so mounted alongside one of such tracks.

Claim 7

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 2, characterized by said means for mounting said indicator arm including a plate, means securing said arm to said plate, and means for adhesively securing said plate to a surface such as the end wall of such truck body.

Claim 8

A door position indicator in accordance with claim 4, characterized by means affixing said pivotally mounted indicator arm to the rear end wall of said truck body with said inwardly extending section of said arm extending beyond said proximate track and means affixing said actuator on said pull-down door in line with said stem.

Claim 9

In combination, a truck having a truck body with a rear wall including a door of the pull down type, a driver''s compartment toward the front of said truck and a rear view mirror on said truck enabling a driver to view toward the rear of said truck, and a door position indicator mounted on said body, said door position indicator including an indicator means to indicate to a driver via said rear view mirror, an open condition of said door, means in the open condition of said door, normally rendering said indicator means observable to such driver via said rear view mirror, and means responsive to closing of said door for rendering said indicator means ineffective to alert such driver and adapted to restore said indicator means upon a subsequent opening of said door to enable said indicator means to be restored to its observable condition.

Claim 10

In combination, a truck having a truck body with a rear wall including a door of the pull down type, a driver''s compartment toward the front of said truck and a rear view mirror on said truck enabling a driver to view toward the rear of said truck, and a door position indicator mounted on said body, said door position indicator including an indicator means to indicate to a driver via said rear view mirror, an open condition of said door, means in the open condition of said door, normally rendering said indicator means observable to such driver via said rear view mirror, and means responsive to closing of said door for rendering said indicator means ineffective to alert such driver and adapted to restore said indicator means upon a subsequent opening of said door to enable said indicator means to be restored to its observable condition.

Claim 11

The combination of a truck and door position indicator in accordance with claim 8 characterized by said door position indicator comprising a mounting plate affixed to said truck body, and said indicating means including an indicator pivotally mounted at an intermediate point thereof to said mounting plate with a portion of said indicating arm in the open condition of saiD door, extending to within view of a driver via said rear view mirror while another portion thereof extends in the path of movement of said door, whereby in response to closing of said door, said viewable portion of said indicating arm will be substantially removed from view of such driver and restored to such view upon subsequent opening of said door.