Patent ID: 6747551
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
A school bus approaching notification system comprising:a transmitter assembly being adapted to be mounted in a school bus, said transmitter assembly including a housing having a bottom wall, and also including a microprocessor being disposed in said housing and being connected to a power supply, and further including a transmitter being connected to said microprocessor, and also including a bus warning light sensor being connected to said microprocessor for detecting a yellow warning light being emitted from a school bus, and further including a display screen being disposed in a front wall of said housing, and also including a power switch being movably disposed in said front wall of said housing for the energizing of said microprocessor, said transmitter transmits coded signals including a first coded signal identifying an approaching school bus, and also including a second coded signal being actuated upon the emission of the yellow warning light on the school bus; a transmitter mounting bracket supporting said transmitter assembly and being adapted to be securely fastened in the school bus; and a receiver assembly including a first receiver unit being adapted to located in a home and also including a second receiver unit being adapted to be located in a passenger vehicle.