Step light

• US 20070290475A1
• Filed: 06/19/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Camco Manufacturing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Camco Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Reitinger, Jack
• Application Number:
  US11/455,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20070290475A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/164.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/325 on or for running boards or steps
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 3/00 Arrangements of steps or ladders facilitating access to or on the vehicle, e.g. running-boards construction of steps for railway vehicles B61D23/00 ; ladders E06C

Abstract

A step light for a vehicle or trailer having entry steps, comprising an electroluminescent light panel, a housing adapted to hold the electroluminescent panel, a cover for the electroluminescent panel also held in the housing, means to electrically connect the electroluminescent panel to a power source.

Claims

1. A step light for a vehicle or trailer having entry steps, comprising an:

electroluminescent panel, a housing adapted to hold the electroluminescent panel, means to attach the housing to the entry steps and means to electrically connect the electroluminescent panel to a power source.

2. The step light of claim 1 in which the power source is the electrical system of the vehicle or trailer.

3. The step light of claim 1 in which the power source is one or more batteries.

4. The step light of claim 1 in which the housing has an end cap at each end of the housing.

5. The step light of claim 1 further comprising a cover for the electroluminescent panel in which he cover is also held in the housing.

6. The step light of claim 5 in which the cover is clear.

7. The step light of claim 5 in which the cover is colored.

8. The step light of claim 6 in which the cover is made of plastic or glass.

9. The step light of claim 3 further comprising a switch to turn the step light on and off.

10. The step light of claim 9 further comprising an indicator light to indicate when the step light is on or off.

11. The step light of claim 1 in which the means to attach the housing to the entry steps is double-sided tape.

12. A step light for a vehicle or trailer having entry steps which raise and lower automatically by a power source within the vehicle or trailer comprising, an electroluminescent panel, a housing adapted to hold the electroluminescent panel, a cover for the electroluminescent panel also held in the housing, means to electrically connect the electroluminescent panel to the power source for the automatic steps, so that the step light goes on when the steps are lowered and goes off when the steps are raised, and means to connect the housing to the steps.

13. A step light for a vehicle or trailer having a plurality of entry steps, each step having a riser, which entry steps raise and lower automatically using a power source of the vehicle or trailer comprising, an elongated electroluminescent panel adapted to fit on the riser, a housing adapted to hold the electroluminescent panel, a clear cover for the electroluminescent panel also held in the housing, an end cap at each end of the housing, means to electrically connect the electroluminescent panel to the power source for the automatic steps, so that the step light goes on when the steps are lowered and goes off when the steps are raised, double-sided tape attached to the rear of the housing for attachment to the riser of the steps.

14. The step light of claim 13 in which a step light is affixed to each entry step riser.

15. The step light of claim 13 in which the vehicle is a recreational vehicle.

16. The step light of claim 13 in which the entry steps are to a trailer.

17. The step light of claim 13 in which the entry steps are to any vehicle equipped with steps.