Vehicle Warning Device

A vehicle warning device for signaling trailing motorists includes a housing that defines an internal space. The housing is configured to mount to a vehicle such that a front face of the housing is visible from a rear side of the vehicle. A plurality of lights is coupled to the housing and is positioned on the front face. The lights are operationally couplable to a throttle, a brake system and an electrical circuit of the vehicle. The lights are configured to selectively illuminate to signal to trailing motorists a position of the throttle and a state of the brake system of the vehicle.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to warning devices and more particularly pertains to a new warning device for signaling trailing motorists.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that defines an internal space. The housing is configured to mount to a vehicle such that a front face of the housing is visible from a rear side of the vehicle. A plurality of lights is coupled to the housing and is positioned on the front face. The lights are operationally couplable to a throttle, a brake system and an electrical circuit of the vehicle. The lights are configured to selectively illuminate to signal to trailing motorists a position of the throttle and a state of the brake system of the vehicle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 4, the vehicle warning device10generally comprises a housing12that defines an internal space14. The housing12is configured to mount to a vehicle such that a front face16of the housing12is visible from a rear side of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the housing12is substantially rectangularly box shaped.

A plurality of lights18is coupled to the housing12and is positioned on the front face16. The plurality of lights18is operationally couplable to a throttle, a brake system and an electrical circuit of the vehicle. The plurality of lights18is configured to selectively illuminate to signal to trailing motorists a position of the throttle and a state of the brake system of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the plurality of lights18comprises light emitting diodes20. In another embodiment, the plurality of lights18is positioned linearly. In yet another embodiment, the plurality of lights18extends between opposing sides22of the housing12.

In one embodiment, the plurality of lights18comprises yellow lights24and red lights26. The yellow lights24are configured to illuminate to signal to trailing motorists that the throttle of the vehicle is in a disengaged position and that the vehicle is subject to deceleration. The red lights26are configured to illuminate to signal to trailing motorists that the brake system of the vehicle is in an engaged state and that the vehicle is decelerating. In another embodiment, the yellow lights24and the red lights26are alternately positioned on the front face16of the housing12.

A plurality of wires28is coupled to the plurality of lights18and is positioned in the internal space14. The wires28extend from the housing12. The wires28are operationally coupled to the plurality of lights18. The wires28are operationally couplable to the throttle, the brake system and the electrical circuit of the vehicle.

A penetration30is positioned in a top face32of the housing12. The penetration30is positioned to extend the wires28through the penetration30. In one embodiment, the penetration30is circularly shaped. In another embodiment, the penetration30is centrally positioned through the top face32of the housing12.

In use, the housing12is configured to mount to the vehicle such that the front face16of the housing12is visible from the rear side of the vehicle. The yellow lights24are configured to illuminate to signal to trailing motorists that the throttle of the vehicle is in the disengaged position and that the vehicle is subject to deceleration. The red lights26are configured to illuminate to signal to trailing motorists that the brake system of the vehicle is in the engaged state and that the vehicle is decelerating.