H - Electricity – 05 – B
Patent
H - Electricity
05
B
H05B 39/04 (2006.01) F21Q 1/00 (1995.01)
Patent
CA 2241395
An improved blackout control system located within the passenger compartment allows the driver to alter the normal and emergency lighting features of the vehicle. The blackout control system comprises an illuminated control panel unit modified by harness and control units which are attached to the lighting system of a conventional emergency vehicle. A four-position three-level emergency "Red" switch is provided as an improvement on the control panel. A second blackout reset switch is provided to restore power to the blackout switches. A third blackout switch is provided on the panel which disables the brake and backup lights of the vehicle. A fourth switch for blacking out the tail lights, parking and/or corner lights is provided. A fifth blackout switch is provided to disable headlight daytime running lights. A sixth high beam sneak light switch is provided to activate a high beam sneak light mounted on the front of the vehicle with less lighting than the driving lights. A seventh low beam sneak light is provided with a hooded sneak light located in front of the vehicle which may be used to provide less lighting in front of the vehicle than the normal horizontally disposed headlights. Other modifications are: (1) reduction of the switch panel and switch illumination for daytime, nighttime or blackout driving; (2) safety reset of blacked out lighting; (3) interior dome light extinguished while the red lights are on; (4) optional flashing features of emergency lights in the blackout system including the substitution of turn signal lights in smaller unmarked vehicles for the red grill lights of marked squad cars; (5) low beam cutout of one light to disguise vehicle; (6) phototransistor or photocell controlled panel, switch and high beam flash override; (7) audible warning for blackout switch operation; (8) audible and visual warning coupled with preselected speeds for blackout driving; and (9) bypass plug-in units provided for inactivating the blackout control system without requiring the removal of the blackout control system harness from a vehicle.
Mcfadden Fincham
Rhodes Michael E.
LandOfFree
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