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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Robert Bingle, Walker, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Bingle, Walker, MI (US);
Assignee:
ADAC PLASTICS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/444 (2013.01); B60Q 1/302 (2013.01);
Abstract
A center high-mount brake-light system for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of selectively-illuminatable lights arranged to define each of a center section comprising at least one of the plurality of lights, and at least two outer sections disposed on either side of the center section. A controller is operative to selectively illuminate the plurality of lights of the center and at least two outer sections in response to changes in the rate of travel of the vehicle and/or actuation of the vehicle's brakes, and whereby the plurality of lights are characterized by at least the following illumination states: