Patent ID: 6864786

Claim:
An integrated warning device for being mounted in a taillight fitting of a standard, equipped, motorized vehicle and for providing flashing brake lights when deceleration of the vehicle exceeds a predefined deceleration threshold, said device comprising: a housing having a mounting element for being received in the taillight fitting of the vehicle and for establishing electrical communication between the vehicle and said device; a spherical mass member carried interior of a guide within said housing whereby said mass member moves unrestricted within said guide in response to deceleration above a predefined threshold to a preselected location; a detector for sensing movement of said mass member to said preselected location; an illumination element for emitting light; and an electrical circuitry providing electrical communication between the vehicle, said detector, and said illumination element, said electrical circuitry activating said illumination element thereby causing flashing in response to sensing said mass member at said preselected location indicating vehicle deceleration above a threshold level.