Patent ID: 8147108

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; at least two interior light bar modules positioned between the right side of the left end light bar module and the left side of the right end light bar module, said at least two interior light bar modules comprising 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, and 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, wherein the number of 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 supports, at least one support positioned within and connected to each of the light bar modules; a longitudinal base connected to each of the supports, 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 support within said light bar module; a controller connected to each light source, said controller for selectively energizing the light sources to generate an emergency warning signal; a plurality of quick disconnects, one positioned within each light bar module and connected between each module and the controller; 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 support positioned within and connected to the light bar module being serviced is removable from said light bar module without accessing the other light bar modules, wherein the light bar module being serviced is removable by disconnecting the quick disconnect positioned within the light bar module being serviced from the controller.