Patent ID: 7789530

Claim:
A light bar for use on a vehicle having a width, said light bar comprising: Left and right end light bar modules, each said end light bar module having a lower section and an upper section connected to the lower section; A left interior light bar module having a left side and a right side, the left side connected to the left end light bar module; A right interior light bar module having a left side and a right side, the right side connected to the right end light bar module; At least one center interior light bar module having one side connected the right side of the left light bar module and having another side connected to the left side of the right light bar module, wherein the number of center interior light bar modules determines a length of the overall light bar so that the length of the overall light bar corresponds to the width of the vehicle; a plurality of mounting plates, at least one mounting plate positioned within and connected to each of the light bar modules; A longitudinal base connected to each of the mounting plates, said base supporting the end and interior light bar modules side by side, said base having a longitudinal channel within each of the modules; A plurality of light sources, at least one light source positioned within each light bar module and on the mounting plate within said light bar module; A plurality of terminal strips, one for positioned within each light bar module and connected to the light sources of the light bar module; A plurality of quick disconnects, one positioned within each light bar module and connected to each of the terminal strips; A controller for selectively energizing the light sources to generate an emergency warning signal; and A wire harness positioned within the longitudinal channel in the longitudinal base having one end connected to the plurality of quick disconnects within the modules and having another end connected to the controller; wherein each of the light bar modules is serviceable independent of the other light bar modules, such that the mounting plate positioned within and connected to the light bar module being serviced is removable from each light bar module without accessing the other light bar modules by disconnecting the wire harness from the quick disconnect connected to the terminal strip positioned within the light bar module being serviced.