Yvonne Brown

US Patent:

6333688, Dec 25, 2001

Filed:

Mar 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/528224

Inventors:

Tyrone A. Brown - Highland CA
Yvonne A. Brown - Highland CA

International Classification:

B60Q 144

US Classification:

340479

Abstract:

A new tail light enhancement system for providing a brake light which variably directs light towards another driver behind a vehicle depending upon the amount of brake pressure applied. The inventive device includes a plurality of vertical or horizontal convex lenses adjacent to one another, a corresponding plurality of lights, a central processing unit electrically connected to the plurality of lights, and a rheostat electrically connected to the central processing unit. The concentric portion of the convex lenses directs a substantial amount of light directly towards the other driver, while the outer portion of the vertical or horizontal convex lenses directed increasingly away from the other driver. The rheostat is mechanically attached to a brake pedal within the vehicle for determining the amount of brake pressure applied. The central processing unit electrically activates the concentric portion and the outer portion of the lights corresponding to the amount of brake pressure applied.