US5081568A
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Traffic police baton with means to indicate the direction in the night
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-05-28
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2011-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A traffic police baton, comprising a light transmitting cylinder which has a corrugated inner wall covered with a layer of light dispersive film, a circuit board assembly fastened in said light transmitting cylinder which has a plurality of high light intensity of light emitting diodes connected together and longitudinally aligned, and a control circuit to control saidd high light intensity of light emitting diodes to flash in sequence according to predetermined setting.
Inventors
- 👤 Lu J. Dong
- 👤 Chen C. Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:51
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21L; F21L4/00; F21L4/02; F21L4/08; F21V; F21V23/00; F21V23/04; F21V23/0407; F21V23/0414; F21V23/003; F21V23/004; F21V23/006; F21W; F21W2111/00; F21W2111/10; F21Y; F21Y2103/00; F21Y2103/10; F21Y2113/00; F21Y2113/20; F21Y2115/00; F21Y2115/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
For conducting the traffic, a traffic police baton comprising: a light transmitting cylinder having two opening at two opposite ends and a corrugated surface portion over the inner wall thereof; a light dispersing film covering over said corrugated surface portion; a lamp set fastened in said light transmitting cylinder at one end by a rim; a handle comprised of two opposed shells connected into a cylindrical structure for holding said light transmitting cylinder, having a plurality of blocks raised from the outer wall surface thereof; a bottom cap attached to said handle at the end opposite to said light transmitting cylinder, having a plurality of projecting strips transversely projecting inwards from the top edge thereof defining therebetween a plurality of notches through which said blocks on said handle are inserted and rotated to respectively engage with said projecting strips; a circuit board assembly in an elongated shape having one end inserted inside said handle and an opposite end inserted in said light transmitting cylinder, a plurality of holes longitudinally aligned, a plurality of high light intensity of light emitting diodes respectively fastened in said holes at one end and longitudinally disposed in same direction, a plurality of reflectors respectively fastened in said holes at an opposite end to reflect the light from said high light intensity of light emitting diodes to said light dispersing film, a power supply unit fastened in said handle, a power switch for connecting said power supply unit to said lamp set and said high light intensity of light emitting diodes, a selector switch comprised of a spring and a key for controlling the flash mode of said high light intensity of light emitting diodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
For conducting the traffic, a traffic police baton comprising: a light transmitting cylinder having two opening at two opposite ends and a corrugated surface portion over the inner wall thereof; a light dispersing film covering over said corrugated surface portion; a lamp set fastened in said light transmitting cylinder at one end by a rim; a handle comprised of two opposed shells connected into a cylindrical structure for holding said light transmitting cylinder, having a plurality of blocks raised from the outer wall surface thereof; a bottom cap attached to said handle at the end opposite to said light transmitting cylinder, having a plurality of projecting strips transversely projecting inwards from the top edge thereof defining therebetween a plurality of notches through which said blocks on said handle are inserted and rotated to respectively engage with said projecting strips; a circuit board assembly in an elongated shape having one end inserted inside said handle and an opposite end inserted in said light transmitting cylinder, a plurality of holes longitudinally aligned, a plurality of high light intensity of light emitting diodes respectively fastened in said holes at one end and longitudinally disposed in same direction, a plurality of reflectors respectively fastened in said holes at an opposite end to reflect the light from said high light intensity of light emitting diodes to said light dispersing film, a power supply unit fastened in said handle, a power switch for connecting said power supply unit to said lamp set and said high light intensity of light emitting diodes, a selector switch comprised of a spring and a key for controlling the flash mode of said high light intensity of light emitting diodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
The traffic police baton of claim 1, wherein said power supply unit comprises a battery cartridge having two receptacle holes at the top and a plurality of batteries set therein and connected in series with the two opposite polar ends respectively connected to said two receptacle holes, a socket fastened in said circuit board assembly at a lower end, said socket having two spring terminals respectively fastened in said two receptacle holes, and a charger to connect outside AC or DC power supply to charge said batteries.
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