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Visual warning apparatus for emergency vehicles

CA 1088038 A · Owner: Itt Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Knepshield, Robert E.; Peirish, Alfred J. Jr.

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A visual warning apparatus of the type used on police and fire department and other emergency vehicles in which a reflector is positioned relative to a rotating signal light so when the light rotates light rays de-, flected off the reflector will extend forwardly of the vehicle while producing a lateral shifting of the light rays. The reflector comprises a plurality of convex sections which produce a highly active light signal. -1-

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  • Granted October 21, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 21, 1997.
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FiledAugust 31, 1977
GrantedOctober 21, 1980
Term endedOctober 21, 1997
Patent numberCA 1088038 A
Classification (IPC)B60Q1/52 +1 more

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1978198019821984198619881990199219941996Application filedAug 31, 1977Patent grantedOct 21, 1980Term endedOct 21, 1997

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