Self-illuminated grill for motor vehicles
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1. A self-illuminated grill for a motor vehicle of the type having a pair of headlamps disposed in horizontally spaced apart positions on the front end of a vehicle body, comprising:
- (a) an elongate grill body to be mounted to the vehicle body so as to be disposed horizontally between the pair of headlamps, the grill body being generally open forwardly of the motor vehicle;
(b) an elongate lens mounted to the open front side of the grill body and coacting therewith to define an enclosed lighting chamber; and
(c) said headlamps disposed in the lighting chamber for illuminating substantially the complete length of the lens.
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Abstract
A self-illuminated ornamental grill to be mounted between the pair of headlamps of a passenger car, comprising an elongate grill body and an elongate lens which are joined to each other to define a watertight lighting chamber. A pair of fog lamp assemblies or equivalent light sources are mounted in the lighting chamber so as to illuminate the complete length of the lens.
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1. A self-illuminated grill for a motor vehicle of the type having a pair of headlamps disposed in horizontally spaced apart positions on the front end of a vehicle body, comprising:
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(a) an elongate grill body to be mounted to the vehicle body so as to be disposed horizontally between the pair of headlamps, the grill body being generally open forwardly of the motor vehicle; (b) an elongate lens mounted to the open front side of the grill body and coacting therewith to define an enclosed lighting chamber; and (c) said headlamps disposed in the lighting chamber for illuminating substantially the complete length of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A self-illuminated grill for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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(a) an elongate grill body; (b) an elongate lens joined to the grill body and coacting therewith to define a lighting chamber; (c) a pair of lamp assemblies disposed in the lighting chamber and spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the grill for illuminating the complete length of the lens, each lamp assembly being mounted to the grill body for pivotal motion about an axis extending longitudinally of the grill; and (d) lamp tilting means for adjustably tilting each lamp assembly about the horizontal axis with respect to the grill body. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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