Patent ID: 6070997
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: B60Q,B62J

Abstract:
A waterproof safety light for vehicles, comprising:a transparent cylindrical housing having a closed upper end and an open threaded lower end, a light source having positive and negative sides mounted in said upper end of said housing, said light source having conductors connected to its positive and negative sides,a battery having positive and negative sides in said housing, said battery being movable within said housing into and out of contact with said conductors for turning said bulb on and off, a removable rotatable plug having threads mating with threads in said lower end of said housing, relative rotation of said plug and housing in one direction advancing said plug in said housing and moving said battery into contact with said conductors for turning on said light source, and relative rotation of said plug and housing in the opposite direction retracting said plug and causing said battery to move out of contact with said conductors, a waterproof seal between said plug and said housing, and said removable plug having a threaded center hole for mating with threads on a vehicle tire valve stem for attaching said safety light to a vehicle.