Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Visual identification light
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-08
2001-08-14
Cariaso, Alan (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Visual identification light
C362S397000, C362S493000, C362S546000, C362S549000, C362S812000, C040S592000, C040S597000, C040S556000, C040S572000, C340S471000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273597
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a roadside warning sign system and more particularly pertains to alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance.
The use of signaling devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, signaling devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of providing warning signals are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,810,092 to Tucker discloses a warning signal device, mountable to the roof of a disabled vehicle, by suction cups and having a variety of attachable message cards. U.S. Pat. No. 3,274,548 to Brimsek discloses an illuminated signal device powered by the cigarette lighter, for indicating that a vehicle has become disabled. U.S. Pat. No. 4,922,223 to Prevot discloses an additional highway emergency sign mounted on a stand. U.S. Pat. No. 4,328,481 to Sexton discloses a signaling device.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a roadside warning sign system for alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance.
In this respect, the roadside warning sign system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved roadside warning sign system which can be used for alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of signaling devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved roadside warning sign system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a sign support comprised of a housing having a generally rectangular configuration. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, an open front face, and an open back face. The open front face and the open rear face each have upper and lower support brackets secured thereto. The support brackets have an L-shaped cross-section defined by a horizontal upper segment and a downwardly extending vertical lower segment. The upper and lower support brackets form a support channel. The housing has a light source disposed interiorly thereof. The light source has a power cord extending outwardly therefrom with an adapter disposed thereon. The adapter is couplable with a cigarette adapter. The opposed side walls of the housing each have a generally diamond-shaped protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. A plurality of signs are provided that are each couplable with the support channels of the open front and rear faces of the housing of the sign support. Each of the signs has a rectangular configuration. The signs each have indicia thereon corresponding with vehicle problems or hazardous conditions. The signs are translucent. A base portion is provided that is adapted for coupling with a roof of a vehicle. The base portion is comprised of a lower horizontal member having an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a plurality of suctions cups disposed thereon for engaging the roof of the vehicle. The base portion includes a pair of side brackets extending upwardly from the upper surface of the lower horizontal member. The side brackets each have a generally diamond-shaped aperture therethrough whereby the generally diamond-shaped protrusions of the sign support can be extended therethrough for securing the sign support to the base portion.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system which has all the advantages of the prior art signaling devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a roadside warning sign system economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system for alerting passing motorists and emergency vehicles of a potential hazard or the need for assistance.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved roadside warning sign system including a sign support comprised of a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, an open front face, and an open back face. The housing has a light source disposed interiorly thereof. The light source has a power source. A plurality of signs are provided that are each couplable with the open front and rear faces of the housing of the sign support. The signs each have indicia thereon corresponding with vehicle problems or hazardous conditions. The signs are translucent. A base portion is provided that is adapted for coupling with a roof of a vehicle. The base portion is comprised of a lower horizontal member having an upper surface and a lower surface. The base portion includes a pair of side brackets extending upwardly from the upper surface of the lower horizontal member. The side brackets secure the sign support to the base portion.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the
Cariaso Alan
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
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