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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Brad Johnson, Saluda, NC (US);
Lori Johnson, Saluda, NC (US);
Brad Johnson, Saluda, NC (US);
Lori Johnson, Saluda, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pedestrian safety system for a restaurant having a drive-through lane for an automobile, a pickup window, and a pedestrian door. The system includes lane sensors proximate the pickup window that generate lane data indicate of the proximity and motion of an automobile. A controller is in data communication with the lane sensors and programmed to determine proximity and motion status data regarding an automobile in the drive through lane. A pedestrian visual alert member is positioned proximate the pedestrian door of the restaurant and includes Stop, Go, and Caution indicator lamps. An appropriate lamp is energized by the controller depending if the lane sensors detect an automobile moving downstream in the drive-through lane, stopped at the pick-up window, or the lane is clear. The system may also include pedestrian sensors inside the restaurant and a lane visual alert member having indicator lamps to indicate a status of pedestrian traffic.