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The disclosure and prior art relates to bicycle lights and more particularly pertains to a new bicycle light for improved rider visibility and safety.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a front lighting array, a rear lighting array, and a control mechanism. The front lighting array is configured to couple to a front of a bicycle and comprises a running light, a headlight, and a pair of front turn signals. The pair of front turn signals comprises a left front turn signal and a right front turn signal. The rear lighting array is configured to couple to a back of the bicycle and comprises a brake taillight and a pair of rear turn signals. The pair of rear turn signals comprises a left rear turn signal and a right rear turn signal. The control mechanism is configured to couple to a handle bar of the bicycle and comprises a housing, a battery coupled to the housing, a microprocessor, and a plurality of controls. The microprocessor is in operational communication with the battery and is configured to be in operational communication with a brake system of the bicycle. The plurality of controls is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with each of the microprocessor, the front lighting array, and the rear lighting array.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A control mechanism 52 is configured to couple to a handle bar 53 of the bicycle. The control mechanism 52 comprises a housing 54, a battery 56, a microprocessor 58, and a plurality of controls 59. The battery 56 and the microprocessor 58 are coupled to the housing 54. The microprocessor 58 is in operational communication with the battery 56 and is configured to be in operational communication with a brake system 60 of the bicycle to know when the brake system 60 is being activated by a rider. The microprocessor 58 is configured to change the brake taillight 38 from a flashing light to a solid brighter light when the brake system 60 of the bicycle is activated. The plurality of controls 59 is coupled to the housing 54 and is in operational communication with each of the microprocessor 58, the front lighting array 12, and the rear lighting array 34. The plurality of controls 59 may comprise a power button 62, a left turn signal control 64, a right turn signal control 66, and a headlight switch 68. The power button 62 is in operational communication with the battery 56. The left turn signal control 64 is in operational communication with each of the left front turn signal 28 and the left rear turn signal 44. The left turn signal control 64 illuminates and alternatively deactivates each of the left front turn signal 28 and the left rear turn signal 44. The right turn signal control 66 is in operational communication with each of the right front turn signal 30 and the right rear turn signal 46. The right turn signal control 66 illuminates and alternatively deactivates each of the right front turn signal 30 and the right rear turn signal 46. The headlight switch 68 is in operational communication with the headlight 20 to activate and alternatively deactivate the headlight 20.
In use, the power button 62 is activated before riding the bicycle 16. The running light 18 and the brake taillight 38 are then active for the duration of the ride, with the brake taillight 38 indicating when the brake system 60 is being activated by the rider. Before executing a turn, the rider uses either the left turn signal control 64 or the right turn signal control 66. For night riding, the headlight 20 may be activated using the headlight switch 68.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.