US 11,872,930 B2
Brake light for truck bed enclosure
Nicholas J. Singer, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Nicholas J. Singer, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,572.
Application 17/664,572 is a continuation of application No. 17/023,398, filed on Sep. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,364,841.
Application 17/023,398 is a continuation of application No. 16/563,637, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,807,521, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/563,637 is a continuation of application No. 16/125,334, filed on Sep. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,449,893, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281380 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60J 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01) [B60J 7/1226 (2013.01); B60J 7/1291 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure or frame disposable adjacent a bed of a truck, the enclosure or frame comprising:
a body that fits on the bed of the truck and blocks an OEM third brake light located on a cab of the truck, the body having a front portion adjacent to the cab of the truck and a rear portion adjacent to a tailgate of the truck;
a visible light sensor attached to the front portion of the body and disposed adjacent to the OEM third brake light;
a wireless transmitter in electrical communication with the visible light sensor and operative to transmit a signal indicating that the OEM third brake light is illuminated;
a wireless receiver for receiving the signal from the wireless transmitter;
an auxiliary third brake light in electrical communication with the receiver, the auxiliary third brake light disposed at the rear portion of the body, the auxiliary third brake light configured to illuminate in response to the receiver receiving the signal transmitted by the wireless transmitter.