Patent ID: 6040787
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A device for parking a vehicle having a windshield at a desired distance relative to a surface forward of the vehicle, comprising:an enclosure;a laser outputting a primary beam of light within the enclosure;an optical element disposed in the path of the primary beam to establish first and second beams which exit the enclosure;a beam-shaping element causing at least one of the first and second beams to appear as a line on the surface forward of the vehicle;a adjustment means for angling one or both of the first and second beams so as to converge in a region of the surface forward of the vehicle when the vehicle is positioned at a desired distance therefrom; andmeans for mounting the enclosure to a visor within the vehicle such that the first and second beams pass through the windshield.