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(12) United States Patent

Bukosky et al.

(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 7,104,676 B2 Sep.12, 2006

(54) SIGNALING ASSEMBLY

(75) Inventors: Allen A. Bukosky, Sheboygan, WI

(US); Daniel J. Mathieu, Sheboygan
Falls, WI (US); Daniel R. Todd,

Sheboygan, WI (US)

(73) Assignee: K.W. Muth Company, Inc.,

Sheboygan, WI (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 178 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 10/786,950

(22) Filed: Feb. 23, 2004

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2004/0165398 Al Aug. 26, 2004

Related U.S. Application Data

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/124,213, filed on Apr. 15, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,918,685, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 10/283,715, filed on Oct. 29, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,749,325.

(51) Int. CI.

B60Q 1/26 (2006.01)
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 362/494; 362/544; 362/135;

362/540

(58) Field of Classification Search 362/494,

362/544, 545, 135, 136, 492, 540, 235, 800, 362/341, 241, 245, 300, 301; 340/475;

359/606

See application file for complete search history.

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