Marker light module
First Claim
1. A lighting system for a vehicle having a body, such lighting system comprising a fender projecting from the vehicle body, such fender having a substantially horizontally extending upper portion overlying a wheel of the vehicle, an outermost upright skirt portion forming an opening for the wheel of the vehicle and a corner portion joining the substantially horizontally extending upper portion and the outermost upright skirt portion, such lighting system including an illuminated portion having an elongated light assembly extending a substantial distance along the corner portion, and a light source mounted in the assembly.
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Abstract
A truck fender marker light system has one or more illuminated modules set into the corner formed by the top face and the outermost face of the fender.
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20 Claims
- 1. A lighting system for a vehicle having a body, such lighting system comprising a fender projecting from the vehicle body, such fender having a substantially horizontally extending upper portion overlying a wheel of the vehicle, an outermost upright skirt portion forming an opening for the wheel of the vehicle and a corner portion joining the substantially horizontally extending upper portion and the outermost upright skirt portion, such lighting system including an illuminated portion having an elongated light assembly extending a substantial distance along the corner portion, and a light source mounted in the assembly.
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11. A lighting system for a fender projecting from a vehicle body, such fender having a generally horizontally extending upper portion overlying a wheel, a generally upright skirt portion and a corner portion joining the upper portion and the skirt portion, said system comprising an elongated light assembly extending a substantial distance along the corner portion, and a light source mounted in the assembly, the corner portion having a highest point and the assembly being comprised of two separate modules spaced apart from each other, one of said modules being mounted forward of said highest point and the other of said modules being mourned rearward of said highest point, the forward module being powered as a turn signal and the rearward module being powered as a turn signal, said forward and rearward modules having separate turn signal light sources.
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12. A lighting system for a vehicle having a body, such lighting system comprising a fender projecting from the vehicle body, such fender having a substantially horizontally extending upper portion overlying the wheel of the vehicle, an outermost upright skirt portion forming an opening for the wheel of the vehicle and a corner portion joining the upper portion and the skirt portion, the corner portion having a highest point and an elongated recess, said system including an illuminated portion having an arcuate assembly describing at least about a 90 degree arc along the corner portion, said arcuate assembly extending forward and rearward of said highest point, said arcuate assembly further comprising a base mounted in the recess, light sources carried on the base, and a cover connected to the base and enclosing the light sources, said cover forming a smooth extension of both said upper portion and said skirt portion of said fender.
- 13. An illumination system for a vehicle body, comprising a fender having a substantially horizontally extending upper portion overlying a wheel, an outermost upright skirt portion forming an opening for the wheel, a corner portion joining the upper portion and the skirt portion, and an elongated recess extending a substantial distance along said corner portion, and an assembly complementary to said elongated recess, said assembly having a light source mounted therein.
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