Light assembly
View Patent ↗A light assembly for a school bus. The light assembly includes a housing having a front side and a rear side, wherein the rear side is mountable to a school bus. The front side of the housing includes a perimeter light, a stop light, and a platform light, wherein the lights can alert vehicles approaching a stopping school bus. The perimeter light is disposed around a perimeter of the housing and can produce an amber color. The stop light includes the word ‘stop’ in a non-colored transparent material and the platform light, disposed between the perimeter light and the stop light, can produce a red color. In one embodiment, the light assembly is operably connected to a control, speedometer, and door assembly of a school bus, allowing the light assembly to automatically activate when the school bus stops and automatically deactivate when the school bus door closes.
1. A light assembly, comprising:
a housing having a front side and a rear side, wherein the rear side is configured to mount to a school bus;
a perimeter light disposed around a perimeter of the housing, wherein the perimeter light is configured to produce an amber color;
a stop light disposed on the housing, wherein the stop light comprises the word ‘stop’ in a non-colored transparent material;
a platform light disposed between the perimeter light and the stop light, wherein the platform light produces a red color;
wherein the light assembly is operably connected to a control, wherein the control is adapted to be installed within the school bus.
2. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the perimeter light comprises an amber colored transparent material, the stop light comprises a non-colored transparent material, and the platform light comprises a red colored transparent material.
3. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of each of the perimeter light, the stop light, and the platform light are flush with one another.
4. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stop light and platform light are operably connected to a speedometer of the school bus, wherein the stop light and platform light are configured to activate upon the speedometer reading zero miles per hour.
5. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the stop light and platform light are operably connected to a door assembly of the school bus, wherein the stop light and platform light are configured to deactivate upon a closing of the door assembly.
6. A method of activating and deactivating a light assembly when secured to a school bus, comprising:
activating a perimeter light of a light assembly via a perimeter light control installed in a school bus, when the school bus is within a predetermined distance from a school bus stop;
producing an flashing amber light from the perimeter light, wherein the perimeter light is disposed around a perimeter of a housing;
deactivating the perimeter light;
activating a stop light and a platform light of the light assembly via a perimeter and stop light control, wherein the stop light and platform light automatically flash in unison;
if a door assembly of the school bus is in a closed configuration, then deactivating the stop light and platform light assembly via the perimeter and stop light control.
7. The method of activating and deactivating a light assembly when secured to a school bus of claim 6 , comprising:
deactivating the perimeter light if a speedometer of the school bus reads zero miles per hour.