Patents...

[ryan]

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2578239.pdf


December 1951, the Beacon Ray is born


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D324921.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4357595.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3278741.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2814029.pdf


the first cruise light idea.


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4224599.pdf


Sireno Condor


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4240062.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4189709.pdf


Aerodynic


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4595904.pdf


Jetsonic


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4488209.pdf


The first Light Tower


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4286254.pdf


The first version of front light, rear light cut off (kinda)


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D254604.pdf


Aerodynic with searchlight speaker housing


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2548154.html


Rotoray


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3271735.pdf


Sept. 1966 the Visibar is born


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2968025.pdf


the hood fine is invented (kinda)


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4387362.pdf


Wow, just Wow... What ingenuity.


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4511880.pdf


Crossfire


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4319306.pdf


The first Vision ideas...


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5884997.pdf


Vista


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3789358.pdf


First Whacker Lightbar


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D330687.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5207496.pdf


Firebeam


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5091828.pdf


MX7000


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5426417.pdf


Magnabeam (kinda)

 

[JohnMarcson]

Very cool. Nice find!

 

[VolEms]

The rumour is that Whelen had to change the alpha Q tone to Mech tone since Fed Sig had a petent on the Q siren tone.

 

[ryan]

Your very correct on this, You can patent a sound, Harley Davidson did this with the sounds from their engines.

 

[CrownVic97]

That's some cool stuff! Sweet .

 

[Sirenman]

What one has to realize is that many of these items were manufactured and sold under a "patent pending" designation. For instance, the Federal model 17 designed by Earl Goswiller was first sold in 1948.


John Dorgan

 

[Newberry13]

That's some A+ work Ryan. Very cool indeed.

 

[signal12]

theres also 4626966

 

[FedSigFan]

Wow, some of those illustrations are suitable for printing and framing in the lightbar room! Great find.

 

[stuporduck09]

i like those hand drawn plans...this was before CAD...great work ryan..