Patent ID: 9694883
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. A lighting system comprising: a rub rail, a plurality of lights, and a control system; wherein the lighting system is adapted for use with a water vessel; wherein the water vessel is further defined with a hull, a port side, an aft side, a starboard side, and a bow; wherein the lighting system is adapted for use with a trailer; wherein the plurality of lights are attached to the rub rail; wherein the rub rail is attached to the hull; wherein the illumination of each of the plurality of lights is controlled by the control system; wherein the rub rail comprises a plurality of rigid structures; wherein each individual rub rail comprises a guard, and a first channel; wherein the guard attaches to the hull; wherein the guard has formed in it the first channel; wherein the first channel is a groove that is formed within the guard; wherein the first channel receives and displays lights selected from the plurality of lights; wherein the rub rails further comprise a port rub rail, a starboard rub rail and an aft rub rail; wherein the port rub rail attaches to the port side of the hull such that a first group of lights selected from the plurality of lights are visible; wherein the starboard rub rail attaches to the starboard side of the hull such that a second group of lights selected from the plurality of lights are visible; wherein the aft rub rail attaches to the aft side of the hull such that a third group of lights selected from the plurality of lights are visible; wherein each of the plurality of lights is collection of light sources of previously specified colors; wherein each of the plurality of lights are mounted in the rub rail; wherein the plurality of lights comprises a port running light, a starboard running light, an aft light, a port anchor light, a starboard anchor light, a left transport light, and a right transport light; wherein the port running light comprises a first plurality of a first color light sources that are mounted in the port rub rail; wherein the starboard running light comprises a first plurality of a second color light sources that are mounted in the starboard rub rail; wherein the aft light comprises a first plurality of a third light color sources that are mounted in the aft rub rail; wherein the port anchor light comprises a second plurality of a fourth light color sources that are mounted in the port rub rail; wherein the starboard anchor light comprises a third plurality of fifth light color sources that are mounted in the starboard rub rail; wherein the left transport light comprises a second plurality of the first light color sources that are mounted in the aft rub rail; wherein the right transport light comprises a third plurality of the first light sources that are mounted in the aft rub rail; wherein the control system selectively illuminates and extinguishes lights selected from the plurality of lights based on a plurality of inputs; wherein each of the plurality of inputs is a signal that is externally provided from the group consisting of the water vessel or the trailer; wherein the plurality of inputs comprises a running light signal, an anchor light signal, a left transport signal, a right transport signal, and an emergency signal; wherein the running light signal is a signal received from the water vessel; wherein the anchor light signal is a signal received from the water vessel; wherein the left transport signal is a signal received from the trailer; wherein the right transport signal is a signal received from the trailer; wherein the emergency signal is a signal received from the water vessel; wherein the control system comprises a plurality of buffers; wherein each of the plurality of buffers is an electric circuit that is wired to receive an input signal selected from the plurality of inputs; wherein each of the plurality of buffers drives an electrical circuit that power the illumination of lights selected from the plurality of lights; wherein the control system comprises a plurality of diodes; wherein each of the diodes electrically isolates a buffer selected from the plurality of buffers from the buffers remaining within the plurality of buffers; wherein the plurality of buffers comprises a first buffer, a second buffer, a third buffer, a fourth buffer, and a fifth buffer; wherein the first buffer receives the running light signal; wherein the first buffer amplifies the running light signal to illuminate the port running light, the starboard running light, and the aft light; wherein the second buffer receives the anchor light signal; wherein the second buffer amplifies the anchor light signal to illuminate the port anchor light, the starboard anchor light, and the aft light; wherein the third buffer receives the left transport signal; wherein the third buffer amplifies the left transport signal to illuminate the left transport light; wherein the fourth buffer receives the right transport signal; wherein the fourth buffer amplifies the right transport signal to illuminate the right transport light; wherein the plurality of diodes comprises a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, and a fourth diode; wherein the connection between the first buffer and the aft light is protected with the third diode; wherein the connection between the first buffer port anchor light, the starboard anchor light, and the aft light is protected with the second diode and the fourth diode.