Motor vehicle garaging safety methods, and apparatus and systems

Abstract

Abstract A signal light is projected in a concentrated beam downwardly when a garage door is fully opened to provide a light spot on the garage floor where no vehicle obstructs it and on the vehicle, such as on the dashboard thereof, when a vehicle is at a properly parked position in the garage. This provides signals both that the door is fully open, indicating that it is safe to exit or enter the garage as well as that the vehicle is in the proper position for parking. In addition, the light source itself may be arranged to glow visibly to an operator outside the garage as a further indication that it is safe to enter. Adjustable bracket means enables the location of the signaling lamp and signal-like spots to be adjusted. The light source is controlled by the position of the garage door, so as to only be illuminated when the door is fully opened. The signal lamp may be controlled by a separate normally open switch closed by the garage door when in the fully opened position thereof or may be tied into and controlled by the circuitry of the garage door operator and by the conventional limit switches, which may be modified, if necessary, to provide a normally-open contact pair for full open position of the door.

Inventors

• 👤 John E. Heckethorn

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