Patent · US Expired

Night-time safety system

US5709455A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
2References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q1/305
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transport vehicle includes a tractor portion, a trailer portion connected to the tractor portion, supply lines extending from the tractor portion to the trailer portion, and a protective tubing having an outer casing and extending from the tractor portion to the trailer portion and enclosing the supply lines. The vehicle further includes a night-time safety system carried by the transport vehicle and including a visual signal unit attached to the outer casing.

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