Patent ID: 6249219
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A brake light warning system comprising:a. an accelerometer programmed to measure deceleration forces exerted on it by a moving vehicle and to transmit varying output signals correlating to said deceleration forces;b. a microprocessor electrically connected to said accelerometer, said microprocessor programmed to monitor said varying output signals from said accelerometer and create an output signal having a frequency based upon the deceleration forces detected by said accelerometer;c. a switch electrically connected to said microprocessor and to an existing brake light circuitry of said moving vehicle, said brake light circuitry further connected to said vehicle's brake light indicators, wherein said switch is configured to receive said output signal created by said microprocessor to activate the brake light circuitry on and off simultaneously at a programmed rate correlative to said deceleration forces, thereby causing said brake light indicators to blink on and off at said programmed rate; andd. said switch further connected to said brake light circuitry such that said switch does not impede normal functioning of said vehicle's brake light indicators during normal braking.