Patent ID: 7158020

Claim:
A warning beacon, comprising: a) a transparent housing, having a triangular shape configured to provide substantial strength, and including a transparent front face, a transparent back face, and transparent side edges, wherein the housing is constructed from an impact resistant plastic material; b) a mounting plate, disposed within the housing between the front and back faces; c) a plurality of LEDs, supported by the mounting plate, and oriented to provide light in at least a forward direction through the front face and a rearward direction through the back face, wherein the LEDs are high intensity, narrow beam LEDs configured to project directional light to enable the LEDs to be visible for a substantial distance; and d) wherein the impact resistant plastic material is configured to internally reflect a portion of the light from the plurality of narrow beam LEDs from one side of the transparent housing to another side of the transparent housing to enable a substantially omnidirectional visibility of the warning beacon through the transparent front face, the transparent back face, and the transparent side edges.