Center high mounted stoplight

• US 4,916,592 A
• Filed: 08/17/1989
• Issued: 04/10/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: O'Rourke, Michael J., Sultan, Michael F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US07/394,916
• Time in Patent Office: 236 Days
• Field of Search: 362/321, 362/61, 362/80, 362/299, 362/308, 362/328, 340/468, 340/479
• US Class Current: 362/496
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/304 Adaptations of signalling devices having a part on the vehicle body and another on the boot door

Abstract

A central high mounted stoplight arrangement for a motor vehicle that utilizes an optical prism coupler mounted on the rear deck lid at the center thereof for receiving and projecting light rays to the rear of the vehicle.

Claims

1. In combination with a motor vehicle body the rear end of which is provided with a trunk adapted to be closed by a deck lid supported for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, a brake light mounted in said trunk for projecting a beam of light in an upward direction, and an optical coupler supported by said deck lid above said brake light for intercepting said beam of light and causing said beam of light to be reflected in a substantially horizontal direction outwardly rearwardly from said deck lid when said deck lid is in a closed position and said brake light is energized.

2. In combination with a motor vehicle body the rear end of which is provided with a trunk adapted to be closed by a deck lid supported for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, a brake light including a light bulb and reflector mounted in said trunk in the rear portion thereof for projecting a beam of light in an a vertically upward direction, and an optical prism coupler supported by said deck lid above said brake light for intercepting said beam of light and causing said beam of light to be reflected in a substantially horizontal direction outwardly rearwardly from said deck lid when said deck lid is in a closed position and said brake light is energized.

3. In combination with a motor vehicle body, the rear end of which is provided with a trunk adapted to be closed by a deck lid supported for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis, a brake light comprising a housing having a light bulb, a reflector and a colored lens, said brake light being mounted in said trunk adjacent the rear bumper for projecting a beam of light in an upward direction, and an optical prism coupler supported by said deck lid above said brake light for intercepting said beam of light and causing said beam of light to be reflected in a substantially horizontal direction outwardly rearwardly from said deck lid when said deck lid is in a closed position and said brake light is energized.