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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Eric D. Swanger, Huntersville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Eric D. Swanger, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Specialty Manufacturing, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A safety unit for use on vehicles such as school buses. In one embodiment, a housing is provided for the drive motor and related elements for moving a stop sign on the side of the bus between its retracted and extended positions. The housing has a removable cover to provide access to the drive motor and related elements, and the stop sign is mounted on a driveshaft that extends through a single opening in the bottom wall of the housing. In a second embodiment the safety unit is integrated with an access panel on the school bus.