Emergency vehicle warning system

Claim 1

In an emergency vehicle warning system, the system including a transmitter inside of an emergency vehicle, the transmitter emitting a signal at a predetermined frequency, and a receiver inside of another vehicle adapted to receive the emitted signal and provide a warning signal to the driver of the vehicle upon receipt of the signal, the improvement comprising: a single message screen on a front of the receiver, the single message screen including graphical representations of emergency vehicles, said graphical representations including an ambulance, a police car, and a fire truck; said single message screen being adapted to illuminate one of said graphical representations corresponding to a signal transmitted from the transmitter on one type of emergency vehicle and received by the receiver; a speaker positioned on a bottom surface of the receiver for preventing contaminants from entering into the speaker thereby inhibiting use of the speaker, wherein the receiver further emits an audible warning signal through the speaker upon signal receipt; an audible warning signal cancel button being disposed on the front of the receiver for stopping the audible warning signal; wherein the receiver includes rubber support pads on a bottom surface thereof for supporting the receiver in a spaced relationship on a vehicle surface to prevent muffling of the speaker by the vehicle surface, and adhesive on the pads for attaching the receiver to the vehicle surface such that the single message screen is viewable by a user; wherein the transmitter includes an on-off switch for selectively controlling the emitted signal, and an indicating light indicating the position of the switch; and wherein the transmitter includes rubber support pads on a bottom surface thereof for supporting the transmitter on a surface of the emergency vehicle, and adhesive on the pads for attaching the transmitter to the emergency vehicles surface.