Patent ID: 6374766
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B60J,B60Q

Abstract:
A safety signal device secured to a vehicle with a roll-up door, which comprises:a) a mounting bracket for securement to a lower side portion of said vehicle roll-up door, said mounting bracket having a first side portion secured to said vehicle roll-up door, and a second side portion extending substantially at right angles to the first side portion; b) a first, substantially rigid rod portion rigidly secured substantially horizontally to the second side portion of the mounting bracket; c) a resilient, flexible non-conductive, tubular member secured at a first end to the first rod portion extending from the second side portion of the mounting bracket; d) a second, substantially rigid rod portion secured to a second end of the flexible member in spaced relation from the first rod portion, the second rod portion extending beyond said vehicle roll-up door in visual range of a driver through a rear view mirror of said vehicle; and e) a signal member secured to a distal end of said second rod portion, wherein the resilient, flexible non-conductive member flexes as the roll-up door is fully raised, which positions the signal member out of sight of the vehicle's rear view mirror between the roll-up door and an inner wall of the vehicle.