Patents Assigned to The Ellison Company d/b/a Specialty Manufacturing Company
  • Safety unit for use on vehicles
    Publication number: 20070252538
    Abstract: A safety unit for use on vehicles such as school buses. In one embodiment, a housing is provided for the drive motor and related elements for moving a stop sign on the side of the bus between its retracted and extended positions. The housing has a removable cover to provide access to the drive motor and related elements, and the stop sign is mounted on a driveshaft that extends through a single opening in the bottom wall of the housing. In a second embodiment the safety unit is integrated with an access panel on the school bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: The Ellison Company d/b/a Specialty Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Eric Swanger