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Vehicular acceleration and deceleration indicator

US5682137A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1996
Grant dateOct 28, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q1/447
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is an enhancement to current automobile safety by providing addition information to a trailing vehicle concerning the rate of acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle equipped with the invention. The invention involves a weight which responses to inertial forces involved in acceleration and deceleration by the sequential activation of red lights in response to deceleration and green lights in response to acceleration.

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