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Vehicle lighting apparatus

  • US 5,580,153 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lighting apparatus for use in an automobile having a passenger cabin having a rearward-most seat, an enclosed trunk space disposed rearwardly of the rearward-most seat and having a hinged trunk lid disposed over the trunk space when in a closed position and moveable from the closed position to an open position to provide access to the trunk space, and a rear package tray disposed within the passenger cabin rearwardly adjacent the rearward-most seat and above a forward portion of the trunk space, said lighting apparatus comprising:

  • a housing mounted to an upper surface of the package tray over an opening in the package tray, said housing having a rearward facing wall having an opening disposed above the package tray and visible from behind the automobile and a downward facing wall having an opening disposed above the forward portion of the trunk space;

    a first lens disposed in the opening in the rearward facing wall of said housing;

    a second lens disposed in the opening in the downward facing wall of said housing; and

    lamp means disposed within said housing, said lamp means being selectively operative to illuminate when a brake pedal of the automobile is depressed and when the trunk lid is in an open position.

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