US 7,549,388 B1
Bumper locating system
Robert E. Arthur, 737 E. Short St., Winchester, Ind. 47394 (US); and Judy Hall, 737 E. Short St., Winchester, Ind. 47394 (US)
Filed on Jun. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/758,553.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/32 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 116—28R  [116/30; 362/505] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bumper position indicator system comprising in combination:
a tractor trailer having a front end having a bumper attached thereto, said bumper having a first end edge corresponding to a driver's side of said tractor trailer and a second end edge corresponding to a passenger's side of said tractor trailer;
a housing being attached to said bumper;
a telescopic post being mounted in said housing and being extendable upwardly from said housing, a driver mechanism being mechanically coupled to said post, a control actuating said driver mechanism in a first direction to extend said post to an extended position fully extended upwardly from said housing or in a second direction to retract said post to a fully retracted position positioned in said housing;
wherein said post is placed in said extended position to guide a driver of the tractor trailer; and
wherein said control includes a wireless control system having a receiver electrically coupled to said driver mechanism and an actuating assembly including a transmitter to send wireless signals to said receiver.