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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph E Latta, Jr, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Virgil M Stafford, High Point, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340130 ; 116 / ; 40466 ;
Abstract
An electrically-powered school bus stop sign apparatus mounts either partially recessed within the exterior panel of the body of the school bus adjacent the driver or, alternatively, on the exterior panel. A DC motor and associated arm/linkage mechanical means is used to deploy and retract the stop sign blade with the controls being operated by the driver from within the bus.