Vehicle track lighting system
First Claim
1. A vehicle lighting system for a vehicle having two or more longitudinal seating positions and two or more transverse seating positions comprising:
- an elongated track mounted along longitudinal axis of said vehicle and attached to and carried solely by a structural headliner of said vehicle, said track including two elongated rails within said track, said rails conducting power and ground;
a switch attached to said rail interrupting said power; and
an illuminator slidably mounted to said track and communicating with said power and ground rails, said illuminator being movable along said track to illuminate a continuous area between said two or more longitudinal seating positions, and being movable along an arc transverse to said track to illuminate a continuous area between said two or more transverse seating positions.
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Abstract
A vehicle lighting system having an elongated track mounted to the roof of the vehicle and placed adjacent one or more seating positions. An illuminator is slidably mounted to the track and is movable along the track to illuminate a longitudinal area adjacent the seating position. Parallel rails within the interior portion of the track provide power and ground to the illuminator. The illuminator slides longitudinally along the track and contacts the rails to communicate power and ground to a bulb positioned within the illuminator. The illuminator may be moved along the track to illuminate a continuous area adjacent the vehicle seats.
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1 Claim
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1. A vehicle lighting system for a vehicle having two or more longitudinal seating positions and two or more transverse seating positions comprising:
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an elongated track mounted along longitudinal axis of said vehicle and attached to and carried solely by a structural headliner of said vehicle, said track including two elongated rails within said track, said rails conducting power and ground; a switch attached to said rail interrupting said power; and an illuminator slidably mounted to said track and communicating with said power and ground rails, said illuminator being movable along said track to illuminate a continuous area between said two or more longitudinal seating positions, and being movable along an arc transverse to said track to illuminate a continuous area between said two or more transverse seating positions.
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Current AssigneeMary E. Roy
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Original AssigneeFord Motor Company
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InventorsDutta, Kalyan
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Primary Examiner(s)LEE, Y MY QUACH
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Application NumberUS08/466,509Time in Patent Office609 DaysField of Search362/61, 362/74, 362/80, 362/83.3, 362/183, 362/282, 362/285, 362/365, 296/214US Class Current362/490CPC Class CodesB60Q 3/53 Modular mounting systems, e...
