CA1253473A - Side mounted rear view mirror with brake light, and methods of constructing and utilizing same - Google Patents
Side mounted rear view mirror with brake light, and methods of constructing and utilizing sameInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A brake light incorporated in a side view mirror housing is disclosed. The brake light may be fixedly attached to the housing and viewable from the rear of the vehicle. Brake lights which move from a stored position within said mirror housing to an in use position exterior of said housing are also disclosed. The further the brake light portion is from the vehicle the more viewable it will be from the rear of the vehicle.
A brake light incorporated in a side view mirror housing is disclosed. The brake light may be fixedly attached to the housing and viewable from the rear of the vehicle. Brake lights which move from a stored position within said mirror housing to an in use position exterior of said housing are also disclosed. The further the brake light portion is from the vehicle the more viewable it will be from the rear of the vehicle.
Description
- 1253~'73 Thls Invention Is In the fleld of brake llghts. More partlcularly, the Inventlon Is a brake llght for automotlve appllcatlon.
Brake llghts are Illumlnated when the drIver of the motor vehlcle they are on applles the brakes. Because the brake llghts are posltloned at the tall end of the motor vehlcle, thelr Illumlnatlon Informs drlvers to the rear that the brakes have been app~led, and thls allows them to antlclpate and respond to the slow down or stoppage of the forward vehlcle.
One drawback of exlstlng brake llghts Is that generally only the vehlcles Immedlately behlnd the llghts can see them.
Thls Is due to the fact that brake llghts are mounted on the rearward most wall of the motor vehlcle.
When a number of cars are travelllng In the same dlrec-tlon, some of the drlvers of tralllng vehlcles may not be able to see the Illumlnated brake llghts of a forward vehlcle. Those drlvers wlll not be able to antlclpate or prepare for the slow down of that vehlcle. Thls sltuatlon has and can lead to rear end colllslons.
The Inventlon of thls patent Is a slde mounted rear vlew mlrror havlng an attached brake llght. Thls slde mounted brake llght Is vlslble to a greater fleld of drlvers than the tradltlonal rear mounted brake llghts. Thus a greater number of drlvers wlll be In a posltlon to see the brake llghts Illuml-nated. Thls should reduce a potentlal cause of rear end colllslons.
The Unlted States Government has recently mandated the placement of a second set of brake llghts In the rear wlndow of passenger vehlcles.
iZ53473 No slde mounted brake llghts were dlscovered In a Unlted States Patent Offlce search. Several patents were found In whlch turn slgnal Indlcators were Incorporated In slde vlew mlrrors. Those patents are Unlted States Patent No. 2,580,014;
Unlted States Patent No. 2,595,331; Unlted States Patent No. 2,600,751; and UnIted States Patent No. 2,629,087. Unlted States Patent No. 4,171,875 dlsclosed a multlple posltlon rearvlew mlrror havlng a mlrror posltlon Indlcator llght. Nel-ther these patents nor the rear wlndow brake llghts mandated by the U.S. Government teach or suggest the Inventlon dlsclosed hereln.
Furthermore, the present Inventlon provldes advantages that are not possessed by currently known brake llghts.
Accordlng to the present Inventlon there Is provlded a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprlslng In comblnatlon: a houslng for attachment to the slde of a motor vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of said houslng; a brake llght attached to saId houslng, saId brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror such that It Is shlelded from the vlew of a prlmary drlver; sald brake llght faclng In a rearward dlrectlon; means In sald houslng for operatlvely connectlng sald brake llght to a braklng actuator; and means for mountlng sald houslng on the slde of a vehlcle.
The present Inventlon also provldes the method of uslng a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprlslng the steps of:
attachlng a sldevlew mlrror brake-llght devlce to the slde of a vehlcle forwardly to the vehlcle drlver's fleld of vlslon uslng a mountlng means; and connectlng sald devlce to the braklng system of the vehicle uslng a connectlng means; sald sldevlew mlrror brake-llght devlce comprlslng a houslng for attachment to the slde of the vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of sald hous-Ing; and a brake llght attached to sald houslng; and sald brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror whereby sald
Brake llghts are Illumlnated when the drIver of the motor vehlcle they are on applles the brakes. Because the brake llghts are posltloned at the tall end of the motor vehlcle, thelr Illumlnatlon Informs drlvers to the rear that the brakes have been app~led, and thls allows them to antlclpate and respond to the slow down or stoppage of the forward vehlcle.
One drawback of exlstlng brake llghts Is that generally only the vehlcles Immedlately behlnd the llghts can see them.
Thls Is due to the fact that brake llghts are mounted on the rearward most wall of the motor vehlcle.
When a number of cars are travelllng In the same dlrec-tlon, some of the drlvers of tralllng vehlcles may not be able to see the Illumlnated brake llghts of a forward vehlcle. Those drlvers wlll not be able to antlclpate or prepare for the slow down of that vehlcle. Thls sltuatlon has and can lead to rear end colllslons.
The Inventlon of thls patent Is a slde mounted rear vlew mlrror havlng an attached brake llght. Thls slde mounted brake llght Is vlslble to a greater fleld of drlvers than the tradltlonal rear mounted brake llghts. Thus a greater number of drlvers wlll be In a posltlon to see the brake llghts Illuml-nated. Thls should reduce a potentlal cause of rear end colllslons.
The Unlted States Government has recently mandated the placement of a second set of brake llghts In the rear wlndow of passenger vehlcles.
iZ53473 No slde mounted brake llghts were dlscovered In a Unlted States Patent Offlce search. Several patents were found In whlch turn slgnal Indlcators were Incorporated In slde vlew mlrrors. Those patents are Unlted States Patent No. 2,580,014;
Unlted States Patent No. 2,595,331; Unlted States Patent No. 2,600,751; and UnIted States Patent No. 2,629,087. Unlted States Patent No. 4,171,875 dlsclosed a multlple posltlon rearvlew mlrror havlng a mlrror posltlon Indlcator llght. Nel-ther these patents nor the rear wlndow brake llghts mandated by the U.S. Government teach or suggest the Inventlon dlsclosed hereln.
Furthermore, the present Inventlon provldes advantages that are not possessed by currently known brake llghts.
Accordlng to the present Inventlon there Is provlded a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprlslng In comblnatlon: a houslng for attachment to the slde of a motor vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of said houslng; a brake llght attached to saId houslng, saId brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror such that It Is shlelded from the vlew of a prlmary drlver; sald brake llght faclng In a rearward dlrectlon; means In sald houslng for operatlvely connectlng sald brake llght to a braklng actuator; and means for mountlng sald houslng on the slde of a vehlcle.
The present Inventlon also provldes the method of uslng a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprlslng the steps of:
attachlng a sldevlew mlrror brake-llght devlce to the slde of a vehlcle forwardly to the vehlcle drlver's fleld of vlslon uslng a mountlng means; and connectlng sald devlce to the braklng system of the vehicle uslng a connectlng means; sald sldevlew mlrror brake-llght devlce comprlslng a houslng for attachment to the slde of the vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of sald hous-Ing; and a brake llght attached to sald houslng; and sald brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror whereby sald
- 2 -i'Z~34~73 brake llght devlce Is l~lumlnated for vlew of tralllng drIvers only when the braklng system of the vehlcle Is used and de Illu-mlnated when the braklng system of the vehlcle Is not In use.
The Inventlon thus provldes a brake llght mountable on the slde of a motor vehlcle. The bra~e llght Is Incorporated Into a slde vlew mlrror houslng and Is recessed wlth respect to the slde vlew mlrror such that it Is shlelded from the vlew of the prlmary drlver to prevent dlstractlons, I.e., the brake llght can only be seen by tralllng drlvers. The brake llght of thls Inventlon can augment the standard brake llghts presently found on the rear end of motor vehlcles.
The brake llghts of thls Inventlon can be mounted on 1~ the same surface of the mlrror housing as the mlrror or the brake llghts can be mounted on thelr own surface.
Moreover, the brake llghts of this Inventlon can be located In a permanently flxed posltlon or they can be deslgned to move from one locatlon to another. When the brake llghts are deslgned to be moved, It Is preferred that they be movable from a storage posltlon wlthln the mlrror houslng to an In use posltlon outslde sald mlrror houslng.
In a partlcular embodlment of the present Inventlon there Is provlded a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprls-lng In comblnatlon: a houslng for attachment to the slde of a motor vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of sald houslng; a brake llght attached to sald houslng, sald brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror such that It Is shlelded from the vlew oF a prlmary drlver. and sald brake llght faclng In a rearward dlrectlon; means In sald houslng for operatlvely con-nectlng sald brake llght to a braklng actuator; means for mount-lng sald houslng on the slde of a vehlcle; and sald brake llght belng Incorporated In a frame of sald houslng.
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lZ53473 The present Inventlon wlll be further Illustrated by way of the accompanyln~ drawln~s, In whlch:-Flgure 1 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of an embodlment5 of the Inventlon;
Frgure 2 Is a top vlew of the embodlment of the Inven-tlon of Flgure l;
Flgure 3 Is a front e1evatlonal vlew of a second embod-lment of the Inventlon;
Flgure 4 Is a top vlew of the second embodlment of the Inventlon deplcted In Flgure 3;
Flgure 5 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of a thlrd embodl-ment of the Inventlon;
Flgure 6 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of a fourth embod-Iment of the Inventlon;
F/gure 7 Is a top vlew of the embodlment of the Inven-tlon deplcted In Flgure 6;
~ - 3a -12~3473 Figure 8 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 9 is a fragmentary rear view of the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 8.
S Descripti~~t~e rrcferrcd Embod~me-nts-As depicted in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the invention includes a housing 10 for attachment to the side of a motor vehicle and a brake light 12 attached to said housing 10.
Housing 10 has a rearward facing mirror 14 and a rearward facing brake light 12. Brake light 12 has a light bulb 16 and a rear mounted covering 18 through which the light bulb 16 can be seen when light bulb 16 is illuminated. Thus both the mirror 14 and brake light 12 can be seen from the rear of the vehicle.
Housing 10 is rectangular and has an end opening 20 for slidably receiving brake light 12. Brake light 12 is rectangular and demensione~ to slide within end opening 20 between an interior position 22 and an extended position 24.
When brake light 12 is in interior position 22, brake light 12 is completely encased in housing 10. When brake light 12 is at extended position 24, brake light 12 is substantially exterior to housing 10 and viewable. End opening 20 commences at far side 2g of housing 10; far side 29 preferably being located away from the motor vehicle in a manner to provide maximal extension of brake light 12 away lZ53473 from the vehicle.
Brake light 10 has a tab 26 at its outwardmost end relative to housing 10. Said tab 26 can be gripped to facilitate sliding said brake light 12 between said interior position 22 and said exterior position 24. Preferably, said brake light 12 will lock in place when in exteri~r position 24 or when in interior position 22 to prevent unwanted ~sliding of brake light 12 relative to housing 10.
Housing 10 also has an electrical conduit 28 for connecting said light bulb 16 to the vehicle's braking mechanism (not shown).
The size of brake light 12 can be varied. As depicted in Figures 1 and 2 brake light 12 is of substantially the same height as mirror 18. As depicted in Figure 5, brake light 12 need not be of substantially the same height as mirror 30. In Figure 5, end opening 20 is at the upper most portion of the far side of housing 29, extending between housing top 20 to slightly above the center of far side 29:
while in Figures 1 and 2, end opening 20 is at the far side of housing 10 extending betweeen housing base 30 and housing top 32. Since brake light 12 tracks on the opening base 34 and the opening top 36, brake light 12 in the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 5 is not as tall relative to housing 10 as is brake light 12 to housing 10 in the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 1 and 2.
As depicted in Figures 3 and 4, brake light 12 is 12534~3 substantially circular and has a handle 38 journaled for rotation, on pin 40 located inside housing 10, between first position 42 and second position 44.
When in first position 42, brake light 12 and handle 38 are completely housed within housing 10. When in second position 44, handle 38 is partially housed within housing 10, but the rest of brake light 12 is outside of said housing 12.
Housing top 36 and far side 29 define an opening 45 of sufficient length to allow brake light 12 to move between first position 42 and second position 44.
In second position 44, brake light 12 extends partly above said housing 10 and beyond far side 29 away from the vehicle.
A first tab 46 and a second tab 48 located on the circumference of circular brake light 12 act as grips to facilitate movement of said brake light 12 between said first position 42 and second position 44. Preferably, said brake light 12 will be reversably lockable in said second position 44 and said first position 42 to prevent unwanted movement relative to said housing.10.
In the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 6 and 7, housing 10 is substantially rectangular and has a substantially rectangular mirror 14 substantially covering its rear surface 50. Brake light 12 is substantially 12S3~73 clrcular and is incorporated in said housing 10. The center 52 of brake light 12 lies on the line defining the top rectangular edge 54 of housing 10. The radius of brake light 12 extends to far side 29.
Rear mounted covering 18 is provided for brake light 12 Conduit 28 is also provided. In this embodiment, brake light 12 does not move between two positions relative to housing 10, as it did in some of the other described embodiments~
In the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 8 and 9, housing 10 is rectangular and has a bracket 56 on one of its long sides 58 for mounting said housing 10 on the side of a vehicle.
Mirror 14 is rectangular and mounted on the rear surface 50 of housing 10 and takes up nearly all the surface leaving only a margin 12 between itself and far side 29 and housing base 60, which margin 12 constitutes brake light 12.
Margin 12 has at least one light bulb 16 and preferably has a series of light bulbs. Moreover, brake light 12 has covering 18 and conduit 28. This embodiment is particularly suited to trucks, and vans although it can be used on other motor vehicles.
Figure 9 depicts a portion of brake light 12 of Figure 8 with light bulbs 16 near far side 29 of housing 10.
In operation, housing 10 will generally be mounted ~n the side of a motor vehicle with brake light 12 extending as far from the vehicle as posible, even though brake light 12 can be mounted closer to the vehicle mirror 14 if desired.
Generally, in the embodiments depicted in Figures 1 through 7, each housing will be mounted to the side of a motor vehicle in such a fashion that the long edges of rectangular housing 10 will be substantially parallel to the ground, and the short edges of the housing 10 will be vertical, because this arrangement generally provides the best utilization of brake light 12 and mirror 14 by providing maximum extension of the mirror 14 and brake light 12 from the vehicle.
Conduit 28 communicates with both brake light 12 and the braking mechanism in such a manner that brake light 12 will be activated and light bulb 16 illuminated when the brakes of the vehicle are applied.
Preferably, brake light 12 will be mounted on the drivers side of the vehicle. If desired~brake light 12 may also be mounted on the passenger side of the vehicle. Most preferably, two side mounted brake lights 12 will be utilized: one on the passenger's side of the vehicle and one on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Preferably, brake lights 12 will be mounted in the same position, and in the same manner, as side mounted rear view mirrors would normally be mounted, and the same types of mounting will be used.
Preferably, cover 18 will be the s~andard red lens materlal utllized for traditional brake lights. Standard reflectors may also be utilized.
The Inventlon thus provldes a brake llght mountable on the slde of a motor vehlcle. The bra~e llght Is Incorporated Into a slde vlew mlrror houslng and Is recessed wlth respect to the slde vlew mlrror such that it Is shlelded from the vlew of the prlmary drlver to prevent dlstractlons, I.e., the brake llght can only be seen by tralllng drlvers. The brake llght of thls Inventlon can augment the standard brake llghts presently found on the rear end of motor vehlcles.
The brake llghts of thls Inventlon can be mounted on 1~ the same surface of the mlrror housing as the mlrror or the brake llghts can be mounted on thelr own surface.
Moreover, the brake llghts of this Inventlon can be located In a permanently flxed posltlon or they can be deslgned to move from one locatlon to another. When the brake llghts are deslgned to be moved, It Is preferred that they be movable from a storage posltlon wlthln the mlrror houslng to an In use posltlon outslde sald mlrror houslng.
In a partlcular embodlment of the present Inventlon there Is provlded a sldevlew mlrror-brake llght devlce, comprls-lng In comblnatlon: a houslng for attachment to the slde of a motor vehlcle; a mlrror on the rear surface of sald houslng; a brake llght attached to sald houslng, sald brake llght belng recessed wlth respect to sald mlrror such that It Is shlelded from the vlew oF a prlmary drlver. and sald brake llght faclng In a rearward dlrectlon; means In sald houslng for operatlvely con-nectlng sald brake llght to a braklng actuator; means for mount-lng sald houslng on the slde of a vehlcle; and sald brake llght belng Incorporated In a frame of sald houslng.
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lZ53473 The present Inventlon wlll be further Illustrated by way of the accompanyln~ drawln~s, In whlch:-Flgure 1 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of an embodlment5 of the Inventlon;
Frgure 2 Is a top vlew of the embodlment of the Inven-tlon of Flgure l;
Flgure 3 Is a front e1evatlonal vlew of a second embod-lment of the Inventlon;
Flgure 4 Is a top vlew of the second embodlment of the Inventlon deplcted In Flgure 3;
Flgure 5 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of a thlrd embodl-ment of the Inventlon;
Flgure 6 Is a front elevatlonal vlew of a fourth embod-Iment of the Inventlon;
F/gure 7 Is a top vlew of the embodlment of the Inven-tlon deplcted In Flgure 6;
~ - 3a -12~3473 Figure 8 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 9 is a fragmentary rear view of the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 8.
S Descripti~~t~e rrcferrcd Embod~me-nts-As depicted in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the invention includes a housing 10 for attachment to the side of a motor vehicle and a brake light 12 attached to said housing 10.
Housing 10 has a rearward facing mirror 14 and a rearward facing brake light 12. Brake light 12 has a light bulb 16 and a rear mounted covering 18 through which the light bulb 16 can be seen when light bulb 16 is illuminated. Thus both the mirror 14 and brake light 12 can be seen from the rear of the vehicle.
Housing 10 is rectangular and has an end opening 20 for slidably receiving brake light 12. Brake light 12 is rectangular and demensione~ to slide within end opening 20 between an interior position 22 and an extended position 24.
When brake light 12 is in interior position 22, brake light 12 is completely encased in housing 10. When brake light 12 is at extended position 24, brake light 12 is substantially exterior to housing 10 and viewable. End opening 20 commences at far side 2g of housing 10; far side 29 preferably being located away from the motor vehicle in a manner to provide maximal extension of brake light 12 away lZ53473 from the vehicle.
Brake light 10 has a tab 26 at its outwardmost end relative to housing 10. Said tab 26 can be gripped to facilitate sliding said brake light 12 between said interior position 22 and said exterior position 24. Preferably, said brake light 12 will lock in place when in exteri~r position 24 or when in interior position 22 to prevent unwanted ~sliding of brake light 12 relative to housing 10.
Housing 10 also has an electrical conduit 28 for connecting said light bulb 16 to the vehicle's braking mechanism (not shown).
The size of brake light 12 can be varied. As depicted in Figures 1 and 2 brake light 12 is of substantially the same height as mirror 18. As depicted in Figure 5, brake light 12 need not be of substantially the same height as mirror 30. In Figure 5, end opening 20 is at the upper most portion of the far side of housing 29, extending between housing top 20 to slightly above the center of far side 29:
while in Figures 1 and 2, end opening 20 is at the far side of housing 10 extending betweeen housing base 30 and housing top 32. Since brake light 12 tracks on the opening base 34 and the opening top 36, brake light 12 in the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 5 is not as tall relative to housing 10 as is brake light 12 to housing 10 in the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 1 and 2.
As depicted in Figures 3 and 4, brake light 12 is 12534~3 substantially circular and has a handle 38 journaled for rotation, on pin 40 located inside housing 10, between first position 42 and second position 44.
When in first position 42, brake light 12 and handle 38 are completely housed within housing 10. When in second position 44, handle 38 is partially housed within housing 10, but the rest of brake light 12 is outside of said housing 12.
Housing top 36 and far side 29 define an opening 45 of sufficient length to allow brake light 12 to move between first position 42 and second position 44.
In second position 44, brake light 12 extends partly above said housing 10 and beyond far side 29 away from the vehicle.
A first tab 46 and a second tab 48 located on the circumference of circular brake light 12 act as grips to facilitate movement of said brake light 12 between said first position 42 and second position 44. Preferably, said brake light 12 will be reversably lockable in said second position 44 and said first position 42 to prevent unwanted movement relative to said housing.10.
In the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 6 and 7, housing 10 is substantially rectangular and has a substantially rectangular mirror 14 substantially covering its rear surface 50. Brake light 12 is substantially 12S3~73 clrcular and is incorporated in said housing 10. The center 52 of brake light 12 lies on the line defining the top rectangular edge 54 of housing 10. The radius of brake light 12 extends to far side 29.
Rear mounted covering 18 is provided for brake light 12 Conduit 28 is also provided. In this embodiment, brake light 12 does not move between two positions relative to housing 10, as it did in some of the other described embodiments~
In the embodiment of the invention depicted in Figures 8 and 9, housing 10 is rectangular and has a bracket 56 on one of its long sides 58 for mounting said housing 10 on the side of a vehicle.
Mirror 14 is rectangular and mounted on the rear surface 50 of housing 10 and takes up nearly all the surface leaving only a margin 12 between itself and far side 29 and housing base 60, which margin 12 constitutes brake light 12.
Margin 12 has at least one light bulb 16 and preferably has a series of light bulbs. Moreover, brake light 12 has covering 18 and conduit 28. This embodiment is particularly suited to trucks, and vans although it can be used on other motor vehicles.
Figure 9 depicts a portion of brake light 12 of Figure 8 with light bulbs 16 near far side 29 of housing 10.
In operation, housing 10 will generally be mounted ~n the side of a motor vehicle with brake light 12 extending as far from the vehicle as posible, even though brake light 12 can be mounted closer to the vehicle mirror 14 if desired.
Generally, in the embodiments depicted in Figures 1 through 7, each housing will be mounted to the side of a motor vehicle in such a fashion that the long edges of rectangular housing 10 will be substantially parallel to the ground, and the short edges of the housing 10 will be vertical, because this arrangement generally provides the best utilization of brake light 12 and mirror 14 by providing maximum extension of the mirror 14 and brake light 12 from the vehicle.
Conduit 28 communicates with both brake light 12 and the braking mechanism in such a manner that brake light 12 will be activated and light bulb 16 illuminated when the brakes of the vehicle are applied.
Preferably, brake light 12 will be mounted on the drivers side of the vehicle. If desired~brake light 12 may also be mounted on the passenger side of the vehicle. Most preferably, two side mounted brake lights 12 will be utilized: one on the passenger's side of the vehicle and one on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Preferably, brake lights 12 will be mounted in the same position, and in the same manner, as side mounted rear view mirrors would normally be mounted, and the same types of mounting will be used.
Preferably, cover 18 will be the s~andard red lens materlal utllized for traditional brake lights. Standard reflectors may also be utilized.
Claims (13)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A sideview mirror-brake light device, comprising in combination: a housing for attachment to the side of a motor vehicle; a mirror on the rear surface of said housing; a brake light attached to said housing, said brake light being recessed with respect to said mirror such that it is shielded from the view of a primary driver; said brake light facing in a rearward direction; means in said housing for operatively connecting said brake light to a braking actuator; and means for mounting said housing on the side of a vehicle.
2. The device of claim 1, including an opening defined by said housing for slideably receiving said brake light; and a tab on said brake light for sliding said brake light through the opening between a position within said housing and a position outside said housing.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein said housing is rectangular; and wherein said brake light is rectangular; said brake light being smaller than said housing.
4. The device of claim 3, further including a means for looking said brake light in a position outside said housing.
5. The device of claim 2, wherein said housing has a near vertical edge and a far vertical edge relative to the vehi-cle it is to be mounted on; and said opening extends from said far vertical edge and inwardly of said housing towards said near vertical edge.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein said brake light has a circular portion containing a light bulb, and a handle emanat-ing from said circular portion; a pin through said handle sup-ports said handle for notation thereon; and said housing has a slot through which said brake light can move from a first posi-tion within said housing to a second position exterior of said housing.
7. The device of claim 6, further including a means to prevent unwanted movement of said brake light from said first position.
8. The device of claim 7, further including a tab on said brake light to facilitate movement of said brake light between said first position and said second position.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein said housing is a rectangle having a vertical long side nearest the vehicle and a parallel second vertical long side, and a top horizontal short side and a bottom second horizontal short side parallel thereto;
said mirror is a smaller rectangle than said housing; said mirror has vertical long side abutting the vertical long side of said housing nearest the vehicle; said mirror has a top horizontal short side abutting said top horizontal short side of said hous-ing; an L-shaped margin is defined by the remaining sides of said mirror and said housing; and said brake light is L-shaped and in registration with said L-shaped margin.
said mirror is a smaller rectangle than said housing; said mirror has vertical long side abutting the vertical long side of said housing nearest the vehicle; said mirror has a top horizontal short side abutting said top horizontal short side of said hous-ing; an L-shaped margin is defined by the remaining sides of said mirror and said housing; and said brake light is L-shaped and in registration with said L-shaped margin.
10. The device of claim 9, further including a set of said fight bulbs in said L-shaped margin.
11. A sideview mirror-brake light device, comprising in combination: a housing for attachment to the side of a motor vehicle; a mirror on the rear surface of said housing; a brake fight attached to said housing, said brake light being recessed with respect to said mirror such that it is shielded from the view of a primary driver, and said brake light lacing in a rear ward direction; means in said housing for operatively connecting said brake light to a braking actuator; means for mounting said housing on the side of a vehicle; and said brake light being incorporated in a frame of said housing.
12. The method of using a sideview mirror-brake light device, comprising the steps of: attacking a sideview mirror brake-light device to the side of a vehicle forwardly to the vehicle driver's field of vision using a mounting means; and con-necting said device to the braking system of the vehicle using a connecting means; said sideview mirror brake-light device com-prising a housing for attachment to the side of the vehicle; a mirror on the rear surface of said housing; and a brake fight attached to said housing; and said brake light being recessed with respect to said mirror whereby said brake light device is illuminated for view of trailing drivers only when the braking system of the vehicle is used and de-illuminated when the braking system of the vehicle is not in use.
13. The method of claim 12. wherein: said brake light is reversibly movable from a storage position within said housing to an operative position outside of said housing.
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| CA000498494A CA1253473A (en) | 1985-12-23 | 1985-12-23 | Side mounted rear view mirror with brake light, and methods of constructing and utilizing same |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000498494A CA1253473A (en) | 1985-12-23 | 1985-12-23 | Side mounted rear view mirror with brake light, and methods of constructing and utilizing same |
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| CA1253473A true CA1253473A (en) | 1989-05-02 |
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| CA000498494A Expired CA1253473A (en) | 1985-12-23 | 1985-12-23 | Side mounted rear view mirror with brake light, and methods of constructing and utilizing same |
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