US 11,898,711 B2
Modular lightbar system and method
Aymen Chami, Hackettstown, NJ (US); and Yaolin Tang, Ningbo (CN)
Assigned to MAXLITE, INC, Pine Brook, NJ (US)
Filed by MAXLITE, INC., Caldwell, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,526.
Application 16/893,848 is a division of application No. 15/945,843, filed on Apr. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,683,973, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 18/157,526 is a continuation of application No. 17/724,542, filed on Apr. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,598,496.
Application 17/724,542 is a continuation of application No. 17/161,872, filed on Jan. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,313,522, issued on Apr. 26, 2022.
Application 17/161,872 is a continuation of application No. 16/893,848, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 10,914,435, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/489,586, filed on Apr. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0151933 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. F21S 2/00 (2016.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01)
CPC F21S 2/005 (2013.01) [F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 23/04 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 23/002 (2013.01); F21V 23/0442 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular lightbar system comprising:
a lightbar assembly comprising:
a housing having a first end, a second end, and a first face therebetween facing in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the lightbar assembly;
a lens connected to the housing along the first face;
a first connector in the first end of the housing, opposite the lens, and having a first conductive part extending in a direction transverse to, and away from, the first face;
a second connector in the second end of the housing, opposite the lens, and having a second conductive part extending in a direction transverse to, and away from, the first face;
a light element electrically connected between the first conductive part and the second conductive part and disposed to emit light through the lens; and
at least one control for controlling the light element; and
a lightbar assembly connector having a major surface and a third connector having a third conductive part complementarily sized and shaped to releasably connect with one of the first conductive part and the second conductive part, the third conductive part extending in a direction transverse to the major surface such that the major surface is generally parallel to the first face with the third conductive part being releasably connected with one of the first conductive part and the second conductive part.