Vehicle spoiler with stop lamp
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1. A vehicle spoiler assembly comprising:
- a vehicle spoiler including an upwardly facing spoiler surface, a vehicle body facing spoiler surface and a rear facing spoiler surface with the rear facing spoiler surface having a lamp receiving aperture;
a stop lamp housing removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture with a mounting portion of the stop lamp housing disposed between the upwardly facing spoiler surface and the vehicle body facing spoiler surface, the stop lamp housing having a lamp mounted to the stop lamp housing as a removable unit; and
a stop lamp mounting fastener including a lamp securing portion and a vehicle body securing portion formed together as a single member configured to move together to reattachably and detachably connect the vehicle spoiler and the stop lamp housing to a vehicle body panel, the lamp securing portion being configured and arranged to selectively engage the mounting portion of the stop lamp housing to removably secure the stop lamp housing to the vehicle spoiler, and the vehicle body securing portion being configured and arranged to removably secure the vehicle spoiler to the vehicle body panel.
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Abstract
A vehicle spoiler is provided that has a stop lamp removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture of the vehicle spoiler. The vehicle spoiler is coupled to a vehicle body panel (e.g., the trunk) such that the stop lamp can be easily removed without detaching the vehicle spoiler from the vehicle body panel. Preferably, the stop lamp is attached to the vehicle spoiler by a stop lamp mounting fastener that is also used to attach the vehicle to the vehicle body panel.
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26 Claims
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1. A vehicle spoiler assembly comprising:
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a vehicle spoiler including an upwardly facing spoiler surface, a vehicle body facing spoiler surface and a rear facing spoiler surface with the rear facing spoiler surface having a lamp receiving aperture; a stop lamp housing removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture with a mounting portion of the stop lamp housing disposed between the upwardly facing spoiler surface and the vehicle body facing spoiler surface, the stop lamp housing having a lamp mounted to the stop lamp housing as a removable unit; and a stop lamp mounting fastener including a lamp securing portion and a vehicle body securing portion formed together as a single member configured to move together to reattachably and detachably connect the vehicle spoiler and the stop lamp housing to a vehicle body panel, the lamp securing portion being configured and arranged to selectively engage the mounting portion of the stop lamp housing to removably secure the stop lamp housing to the vehicle spoiler, and the vehicle body securing portion being configured and arranged to removably secure the vehicle spoiler to the vehicle body panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle body structure comprising:
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a vehicle body panel with an access opening; a vehicle spoiler mounted to the vehicle body panel, the vehicle spoiler including an upwardly facing spoiler surface, a vehicle body facing spoiler surface contacting the vehicle body panel and a rear facing spoiler surface with the rear facing spoiler surface having a lamp receiving aperture; a stop lamp housing removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture with a mounting portion of the stop lamp housing disposed between the upwardly facing spoiler surface and the vehicle body facing spoiler surface; and a stop lamp mounting fastener accessible through the access opening in the vehicle body panel, the stop lamp mounting fastener including a lamp securing portion and a vehicle body securing portion that are formed together as a single member and configured to move together to reattachably and detachably connect the vehicle spoiler and the stop lamp housing to the vehicle body panel, the lamp securing portion being configured and arranged to selectively engage the mounting portion of the stop lamp housing when in a stop lamp securing position and to selectively disengage the mounting portion of the stop lamp housing when in a stop lamp releasing position, at least one of the vehicle body panel and the vehicle spoiler being configured and arranged relative to the stop lamp mounting fastener to maintain a securing orientation of the stop lamp mounting fastener when in the stop lamp securing and releasing positions with the stop lamp housing removed and the vehicle spoiler mounted to the vehicle body panel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicle spoiler assembly comprising:
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a vehicle body panel having a support surface with an aperture extending therethrough a vehicle spoiler having a lamp receiving aperture and a mounting surface engaged with the support surface of the vehicle body panel; a stop lamp housing removably disposed in the lamp receiving aperture and having a lamp mounted to the stop lamp housing as a removable unit; and a stop lamp mounting fastener movably coupled to the vehicle spoiler by manipulating the stop lamp mounting fastener via the aperture in the support surface of the vehicle body panel to move between a first orientation in which the stop lamp mounting fastener secures the stop lamp housing to the vehicle spoiler and a second orientation in which the stop lamp mounting fastener releases the stop lamp housing from the vehicle spoiler with the vehicle spoiler in place relative to the vehicle body panel. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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