Reading light for vehicle

• US 4,760,500 A
• Filed: 10/06/1987
• Issued: 07/26/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ramco Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Chang S. Peng
• Inventors: Peng, Chang S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelli, Raymond A.
• Application Number:
  US07/105,091
• Time in Patent Office: 294 Days
• Field of Search: 362/74, 362/61, 362/80, 362/83, 362/66, 362/140, 362/141, 362/142, 362/144
• US Class Current: 362/490
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/76 for spotlighting, e.g. reading lamps spotlighting on or for specific fittings B60Q3/20; spotlighting in mass transit vehicles B60Q3/44

Abstract

This invention relates to a reading light for a vehicle and in particular to one including an upper casing having an opening at its both sides, two outer frames each pivotally mounted in the the opening of the upper casing, two lamp holders each snap-fitted into a heat-dissipating hood and having an inner frame pivotally mounted in the outer frame, two lampshades fitted with the inner frames, two sockets fixedly mounted at the bottom of the lamp holders, two switches electrically connected with the sockets, two bulbs respectively connected with the two sockets and a lower casing engaged with the bottom of the upper casing whereby the lamp holders can be rotated to give light to any desired positions and the heat-dissipating hoods may prevent the bulbs from overheating thus enhancing the convenience and extending the service life thereof.

Claims

1. A reading light for a vehicle comprising:

an upper casing having an opening at both sides thereof, said opening being formed with a pin at two opposite sides thereof;

two outer frames each having at opposite outer surfaces a recess adapted to receive the pin formed in the opening of the upper casing and at the other two opposite inner surfaces a recess;

two lamp holders each snap-fitted into a heat-dissipting hood, said heat-dissipating hood having an inner frame formed with two pins adapted to the recesses at the inner sides of the outer frame and a pin at each inner side thereof;

two lampshades each fitted with the pins at the inner side of the inner frame;

two sockets each fixedly attached to an bottom end of the lamp holder;

two switches electrically connected with the sockets;

two bulbs respectively connected with the two sockets; and

a lower casing engaged with the bottom of the upper casing;

whereby the lamp holders can be rotated to give light to any desired positions and the heat-dissipating hoods may prevent the bulbs from overheating thereby enhancing the convenience and extending the service life thereof.