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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Robert A. Dolan, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Robert A. Dolan, Gilbert, AZ (US);
U-Haul International, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a system, method, and apparatus for configuring one modified marker light to function as one or more of a marker light, a CHMSL, and a brake light. The modified marker light includes a first input coupled to a CHMSL, a second input coupled to one or more marker lights, a third input coupled to a ground, and a circuit associated with the modified marker light to control the function of the marker light, the CHMSL, and the brake light. The modified marker light illuminates (as one or more of the marker light, the CHMSL, and the brake light) upon a driver using a brake of a vehicle when the one or more marker lights are not energized. The modified marker light illuminates as one or more of the marker light, the CHMSL, and the brake light upon a driver using the brake of the vehicle when the one or more marker lights are already energized.