Motor vehicle reverse assistance light

• US 20060158894A1
• Filed: 12/15/2003
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A-Gi Chou
• Original Assignee: A-Gi Chou
• Inventors: Chou, A-Gi
• Application Number:
  US10/738,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20060158894A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/506
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/22 for reverse drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/326 on or for wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/484 for showing outline of vehicle

Abstract

A motor vehicle reverse assistance light comprised of a housing, a base, a socket, a lighting emitting diode (LED) bulb cluster, and a lamp hood. The housing is an inverted U-shaped shell having a receptacle and a locating tab formed inside, a threaded sleeve at one end, and a stepped seating rim in the threaded sleeve. The base is a rectangular-shaped member having a rod and an arcuate groove formed on it. The socket has wire leads disposed on one end. The lamp hood is a screw-on tube with a transparent outer cover. The LED bulb cluster is set onto the socket, which is next inserted up to the stepped seating rim inside the threaded sleeve of the housing shell and the lamp hood is fastened onto the threaded sleeve. Finally, the wire leads of the socket are routed through the rod of the base and, furthermore, out from a base member. The rounded annular tip at the distal end of the rod is fitted (engaged) inside the receptacle such that it is rotatably conjoined to the housing shell and the locating tab within the housing shell is situated in the arcuate groove on the base member such that it is slidable therein. With the assembly of the motor vehicle reverse assistance light of the present invention completed, it can be installed on the two rear fenders, the upper extent of the fenders, or a point near the chassis of a motor vehicle to thereby furnish illumination during backing up or tire changes and tire pressure replenishing. As positioned on the base, the housing is freely rotatable to the left and right from 0-90 degrees to adjust the direction of illumination.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle reverse assistance light comprising:

a housing which is an inverted U-shaped shell utilized to hold a socket;

a base which is a rectangular-shaped member that includes;

a rod and an arcuate groove formed on the said rectangular-shaped member of the said base;

the said rod on the said base member which is engaged within the said receptacle in the said housing shell so that it is rotatably conjoined to it;

a locating tab in the said housing shell situated in the said arcuate groove on the said base member;

a lamp hood that is a screw-on tube with a transparent outer cover fastened onto a threaded sleeve, which further consists of;

a receptacle and a locating tab formed inside the said shell;

a threaded sleeve at one end of the said shell; and

an LED bulb cluster set onto the said socket, which is then inserted inside the said threaded sleeve of the said housing.

2. As mentioned in claim 1 of the motor vehicle reverse assistance light of the invention herein, the said receptacle in the said housing shell includes:

a semicircular retaining edge and a pair or more slots along its opening;

the said rod on the said base member consisting of;

a rounded annular tip at the distal end;

a passage through the center;

the said rounded annular tip on the said rod of the said base member which is rotatably coupled by means of the said semicircular retaining edge along the opening of the said receptacle in the said housing shell; and

the said wire leading on the said socket which are routed through the said passage centered in the said rod of the said base member.

3. As mentioned in claim 1 of the motor vehicle reverse assistance light of the invention herein, a channel is formed along the lower side of said base member that proceeds along one side of the said member up to the said passage in the center of the said rod on the said member to facilitate the routing of the said wire leads from the rear side of the said socket to the reverse light switch and electrical ground connections.