US4812808A
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Electronic control means and improved method for controlling lights
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-04-13
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2007-04-13
Abstract
Abstract An electronic control circuit in a control system for lights including a storage battery having two terminals with one terminal being connected to ground and another terminal connected to a flasher means. The control system further includes a left and right rear tail light, a left and right front running light, a right rear and left rear brake light, a left and right turn indicator light, a left and right turn switch, an emergency switch, and a brake light switch. The electronic control circuit includes in combination, an operating circuitry board; and an emergency circuitry mounted on the operating circuitry board. A right turn and left turn circuitry is mounted on the operating circuitry board. A brake light circuitry is also mounted on the operating circuitry board as well as a tail light circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry F. Ulrich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:15
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
460 words
In a control system for lights including a storage battery means having two terminals, one terminal being connected to ground and another terminal connected to a flasher means, a left and right front signal lights and rear tail lights, a left and right front running lights, right rear and left rear brake lights, left and right turn signal and indicator lights, a left turn switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left turn signal and indicator lights, a right turn switch means attached between the storage battery means and the right turn signal and indicator lights, an emergency switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left-front signal light and left rear brake light and tail light and right front signal light and rear brake light and tail light, and a brake light switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left and right rear brake lights, an electronic control circuit comprising in combination, an operating circuitry board; an emergency circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said emergency switch means, said emergency switch means when activated causes the emergency circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to the left front signal light and rear brake lights and tail lights and right front signal light and rear brake lights and tail lights causing the same to flash on and off intermittently; a right turn circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said right turn switch means, said right turn switch means when activated causes the right turn circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to said right front signal light and turn indicator light; a left turn circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said left turn switch means, said left turn switch means when activated causes the left turn circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to said left turn signal light and indicator light; a brake light circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said brake light switch means, said brake light switch means when engaged causes the brake circuitry means to send electrical power from the battery means to said left and right rear brake lights; a tail light circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means, said tail light circuitry means sends electrical power from the battery means to said left and right rear tail lights, left and right front running lights, and left and right rear brake lights.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
460 words
In a control system for lights including a storage battery means having two terminals, one terminal being connected to ground and another terminal connected to a flasher means, a left and right front signal lights and rear tail lights, a left and right front running lights, right rear and left rear brake lights, left and right turn signal and indicator lights, a left turn switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left turn signal and indicator lights, a right turn switch means attached between the storage battery means and the right turn signal and indicator lights, an emergency switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left-front signal light and left rear brake light and tail light and right front signal light and rear brake light and tail light, and a brake light switch means connected between the storage battery means and the left and right rear brake lights, an electronic control circuit comprising in combination, an operating circuitry board; an emergency circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said emergency switch means, said emergency switch means when activated causes the emergency circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to the left front signal light and rear brake lights and tail lights and right front signal light and rear brake lights and tail lights causing the same to flash on and off intermittently; a right turn circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said right turn switch means, said right turn switch means when activated causes the right turn circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to said right front signal light and turn indicator light; a left turn circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said left turn switch means, said left turn switch means when activated causes the left turn circuitry means to send intermittent electrical power from the battery means to said left turn signal light and indicator light; a brake light circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means and said brake light switch means, said brake light switch means when engaged causes the brake circuitry means to send electrical power from the battery means to said left and right rear brake lights; a tail light circuitry means mounted on said operating circuitry board and in electrical communication with said battery means, said tail light circuitry means sends electrical power from the battery means to said left and right rear tail lights, left and right front running lights, and left and right rear brake lights.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The control circuit of claim 1 comprising a flasher means mounted on said operating circuitry board, and a storage battery means having a terminal connected to said flasher means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
The control circuit of claim 2 comprising a first conductor means conducting electrical power for said left front and right front running lights and for said left rear and right rear tail lights; a first rectifier means and a first resistor means in series and electrically engaged to said first conductor means and to a first relay means; and a second rectifier means and a second resistor means in series and electrically engaged to a second relay means and to said first conductor means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The control circuit of claim 3 wherein said flasher means is electrically engaged to a third relay means, to a fourth relay means, to a fifth relay means, to a sixth relay means, and to said first and said second relay means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The control circuit of claim 4 wherein said fifth relay means is electrically engaged to said left turn signal light and indicator light by a second conductor; and said sixth relay means is electrically engaged to said right turn signal light and indicator light by a third conductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The control circuit of claim 5 wherein said second relay means is electrically engaged to said right rear brake light by a fourth conductor; and said first relay means is electrically engaged to said left rear brake light by a fifth conductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The control circuit of claim 6 wherein said third relay means is electrically engaged to said third relay means by a sixth conductor; and said fourth relay means is electrically engaged to said fourth relay means by a seventh conductor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The control circuit of claim 7 wherein said fourth and seventh conductors are interconnected by a third rectifier means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The control circuit of claim 8 wherein said fifth and sixth conductor means are interconnected by a fourth rectifier means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control circuit of claim 9 wherein said sixth conductor comprises a fifth rectifier means situated between said third relay means and said left rear tail light.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control circuit of claim 10 wherein said seventh conductor comprises a sixth rectifier means situated between said fourth relay means and said right rear tail light.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The control circuit of claim 9 additionally comprising a light conductor extending from said right front running light to said seventh conductor between said fourth relay means and said sixth rectifier means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The control circuit of claim 10 additionally comprising a ninth conductor extending from said left front running light to said sixth conductor between said third relay means and said fifth rectifier means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control circuit of claim 13 additionally comprising a tenth conductor extending from said right turn switch to said second relay means and is electrically engaged to said fourth relay means and to said sixth relay means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control circuit of claim 14 additionally comprising an eleventh conductor extending from said left turn switch to said first relay means and is electrically engaged to said third relay means and to said fifth relay means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control circuit of claim 15 additionally comprising a twelfth conductor extending from said emergency switch to said eleventh conductor and comprising a seventh rectifier means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control circuit of claim 16 additionally comprising a thirteenth conductor extending from said twelfth conductor to said tenth conductor and comprising an eighth rectifier means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control circuit of claim 17 additionally comprising a fourteenth conductor extending from said brake light switch to said first relay means and comprising a ninth rectifier means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control circuit of claim 18 additionally comprising a fifteenth conductor extending from said fourteenth conductor to said second relay means and comprising a tenth rectifier means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
The control circuit of claim 19 wherein said fourteenth conductor electrically engages to said first relay means between said first resistor and said first relay means, and said fifteenth conductor electrically engages to said second relay means between said second resistor and said second relay means, and fifteenth conductor electrically attaches to said fourteenth conductor between said ninth rectifier means and said brake light switch.
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