Interior lamp for an automotive vehicle
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1. A lamp assembly for use in the interior of an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a lens having a central portion thereof which is substantially optically transparent therethrough, said lens further having an appearance surface and an upper surface both of which are bordered by a peripheral edge therearound, said upper surface of said lens having a first fastening member and a second fastening member extending upward therefrom, said second fastening member being spatially interposed away from said first fastening member;
an illumination source;
an electricity carrying conductive member having said illumination source electrically connected thereto; and
a shield being defined by at least two attachment arms with a central segment therebetween, each of said attachment arms of said shield having at least two projecting fingers extending therefrom such that said fingers are offset from one another, said first fastening member of said lens being fastened to said shield such that said lens is retained therebelow, said central segment of said shield further having a mounting portion proximate therewith such that said illumination source is affixed thereto, said illumination source being substantially juxtapositioned between said central segment of said shield and said upper surface of said lens.
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Abstract
A lamp assembly of the present invention is used in the interior of an automotive vehicle and comprises a lens, an illumination source, and a shield. The shield has at least a pair of arms oppositely extending therefrom and each has at least a pair of fingers which engage the top and bottom sides of a headliner panel. The illumination source is affixed upon a mounting portion of the shield and the lens is at least partially attached to the shield. The lamp assembly may be a dome lamp or may alternately be a reading/courtesy lamp.
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18 Claims
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1. A lamp assembly for use in the interior of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a lens having a central portion thereof which is substantially optically transparent therethrough, said lens further having an appearance surface and an upper surface both of which are bordered by a peripheral edge therearound, said upper surface of said lens having a first fastening member and a second fastening member extending upward therefrom, said second fastening member being spatially interposed away from said first fastening member; an illumination source; an electricity carrying conductive member having said illumination source electrically connected thereto; and a shield being defined by at least two attachment arms with a central segment therebetween, each of said attachment arms of said shield having at least two projecting fingers extending therefrom such that said fingers are offset from one another, said first fastening member of said lens being fastened to said shield such that said lens is retained therebelow, said central segment of said shield further having a mounting portion proximate therewith such that said illumination source is affixed thereto, said illumination source being substantially juxtapositioned between said central segment of said shield and said upper surface of said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lamp assembly being affixed to a headliner panel in an automotive vehicle, said headliner panel being defined by a headliner substrate and a decorative covering material which is located on a lower side thereof, said headliner panel further having a lower appearance side and an upper back side thereof which is mounted substantially adjacent to the bottom of a roof of said automotive vehicle, said headliner substrate and said decorative covering material also having an inside edge therein defining an aperture therethrough, said lamp assembly further comprising:
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a lens having a central portion thereof which is substantially optically transparent therethrough, said lens further having an appearance surface and an upper surface both of which are bordered by a peripheral edge therearound, said upper surface of said lens having a first fastening member and a second fastening member extending upward therefrom, said second fastening member being spatially interposed away from said first fastening member; an illumination source; an electricity carrying conductive member having said illumination source electrically connected thereto; and a shield being defined by at least three triangularly interposed attachment arms with a central segment therebetween, each of said attachment arms of said shield having at least three projecting fingers extending therefrom, said fingers of said shield attachment arms being engagable with said appearance and back sides of said headliner panel, at least one of said fingers of each of said attachment arms being juxtapositioned to engage said back side of said headliner substrate and at least one other of said fingers of each of said attachment arms being oppositely juxtapositioned so as to engage said appearance side of said headliner panel whereby said shield is retained to said headliner panel, said first fastening member of said lens being fastened to said shield such that said lens is retained therebelow, said central segment of said shield further having a mounting portion proximate therewith such that said illumination source is affixed thereto and is substantially juxtapositioned between said central segment of said shield and said upper surface of said lens. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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