Patent ID: 6292097
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A visual alert system comprising:a switching and control circuit including a switching and encoding circuit conductively connected to a power source and a control circuit conductively connected to the switching and encoding circuit;a first strobe light including a first strobe control circuit conductively connectable to the power source, a first power input conductively connected to the control circuit, a first trigger input conductively connected to the control circuit and the first strobe control circuit, a first charging power supply circuit conductively connected to the first strobe control circuit, a first trigger circuit conductively connected to the first strobe control circuit and a first flash tube conductively connected to the first charging power supply circuit and the first trigger circuit;an alternate flash mode interconnect line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the alternate flash mode interconnect line conductively connected to the first strobe control circuit;a synchronous flash mode interconnect line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the synchronous flash mode interconnect line conductively connected to the first strobe control circuit;a second strobe light including a second strobe control circuit conductively connectable to the power source, a second power input conductively connected to the control circuit, a second trigger input conductively connected to the control circuit and the second strobe control circuit, a second charging power supply circuit conductively connected to the second strobe control circuit, a second trigger circuit conductively connected to the second strobe control circuit and a second flash tube conductively connected to the second charging power supply circuit and the second trigger circuit, the second end of the alternate flash mode interconnect line conductively connected to the second strobe control circuit and the second end of the synchronous flash mode interconnect line conductively connected to the second strobe control circuit.