GB2345529A - Rotating light for vehicle wheels - Google Patents

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GB2345529A
GB2345529A GB9900355A GB9900355A GB2345529A GB 2345529 A GB2345529 A GB 2345529A GB 9900355 A GB9900355 A GB 9900355A GB 9900355 A GB9900355 A GB 9900355A GB 2345529 A GB2345529 A GB 2345529A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/32—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating vehicle sides, e.g. clearance lights
    • B60Q1/326—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating vehicle sides, e.g. clearance lights on or for wheels

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Abstract

A device for attaching to the wheels of vehicles such as cars and bicycles comprises one or more lights, a battery and a switch operated by the centrifugal force of the wheel when it rotates.The device can be used to indicate the speed of the vehicle.

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Application for a patent registration The Idea Fitting light or lights on wheel cover for decorative or safety reasons. The light is switched on and off as a result of the centrifugal force which affects a switch attached to a spring in similar way as the switch in the yoyo works. The circuit draws its energy from a small battery. See figure (1) The circuit could be adjusted to be switched on at a certain speed. A series of lights may be fitted on a wheel cover to be switched on at different speeds.
When switched on, the lights would give an effective light rings. For example a light may be switched on at l Om/h another different colour light may be switched on at 20m/h and so on. A light for reaching a forbidden speed my be given a specific colour. This is particularly useful when the rotating wheel is required not exceed a particular speed. The light would give a visual warning, Statement of Novelty "The novelty lies in the shape and configuration of the article as shown in the representations" Some cars have the wheel cover integrated with the wheel. In this case the lights can be fitted on the wheel. Figure (3) shows how such wheels may be fitted with the required light or lights. The figure shows one circuit fitted only, but other lights can be fitted in a similar way.
The Design The design is a simple electrical circuit with a light which can be fitted on a car, bicycle, motorcycle or any rotary wheel. The fitting of the circuit can be done in many ways: First : The circuit could be made on a small rectangular or any other shape base with a transparent cover and fitted on the desired place on the wheel cover or the rotating wheel.. In case of bicycles or motorcycles both the base and the cover are made with a transparent materials, figure (5), and figure (4) Second: the circuit could be fitted in special groves made in the wheel cover specifically made for this purpose. The circuit is covered by a transparent small cover fitted on the grove or a large cover for the whole wheel cover, see figure (2) Third: the circuit could be fitted on the cover without a grove and covered either by its small cover or by a transparent cover made especially for the whole wheel cover.
The Purpose The use of this design is decorative for cars and may be for safety as well. For bicycles and motorcycles it is good for safety as well as aesthetic value. This may interest traffic police especially in the high ways or inside the city where visual indication of the speed would help the police to warn the offender, or the driver could be warned by the lights from other cars as well as his own.

Claims (1)

  1. (1) A device consisting of a battery, light bulb, connecting wires and a switch.
    The switch is operated by the centrifugal force of rotating wheels of bicycles, motor cycles of cars.
    (2) A devices as claimed in claim 1, but with more than one switch and more than one bulb, so that the faster the wheel turns and hence the greater the centrifugal force, the more bulbs are lit and vice versa.
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US8337060B1 (en) 2011-07-15 2012-12-25 John Kent Frankovich Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US9227559B2 (en) 2012-12-31 2016-01-05 Revolights, Inc. Vehicle lighting control system and method
US9527540B2 (en) 2011-07-15 2016-12-27 Revolights, Inc. Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US10393365B2 (en) 2017-04-05 2019-08-27 Revolights, Inc. Wheelchair lighting systems and methods

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US4176390A (en) * 1977-02-04 1979-11-27 Galbert-French, Inc. Light
GB2237369A (en) * 1989-10-26 1991-05-01 Richard Charles Wayte A multicolour lamp
US5278732A (en) * 1992-10-20 1994-01-11 John Frankum Bicycle wheel portable light and reflector
US5653523A (en) * 1993-07-15 1997-08-05 Roberts; Thomas J. Miniature centrifugal lighting assembly
US5800039A (en) * 1997-06-27 1998-09-01 Lee; Jen-Wang Warning device for bicycle having changeable patterns

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4176390A (en) * 1977-02-04 1979-11-27 Galbert-French, Inc. Light
GB2237369A (en) * 1989-10-26 1991-05-01 Richard Charles Wayte A multicolour lamp
US5278732A (en) * 1992-10-20 1994-01-11 John Frankum Bicycle wheel portable light and reflector
US5653523A (en) * 1993-07-15 1997-08-05 Roberts; Thomas J. Miniature centrifugal lighting assembly
US5800039A (en) * 1997-06-27 1998-09-01 Lee; Jen-Wang Warning device for bicycle having changeable patterns

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8337060B1 (en) 2011-07-15 2012-12-25 John Kent Frankovich Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US8545068B2 (en) 2011-07-15 2013-10-01 Revolights, Inc. Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US8851719B2 (en) 2011-07-15 2014-10-07 Revolights, Inc. Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US9527540B2 (en) 2011-07-15 2016-12-27 Revolights, Inc. Bicycle lighting systems and methods
US9227559B2 (en) 2012-12-31 2016-01-05 Revolights, Inc. Vehicle lighting control system and method
US10393365B2 (en) 2017-04-05 2019-08-27 Revolights, Inc. Wheelchair lighting systems and methods

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