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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:
May. 11, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Hoekman, Truckee, CA (US);
Doneil J Hoekman, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340467 ; 340479 ; 307 108 ; 200 6189 ;
Abstract
An early warning brake light system provides an accelerator pedal-mounted sensor and simple circuitry connected to a vehicle's existing brake light switch circuit. During a panic stop the sensor attached to the accelerator pedal activates the early warning circuitry and immediately delivers current to illuminate the rear brake lights, even before the brake pedal has been depressed, giving trailing vehicles an advance warning that the lead vehicle will be braking.