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Retractable rotationally adjustable lighting assembly and method

  • US 7,775,695 B1
  • Filed: 03/28/2008
  • Issued: 08/17/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-functional vehicle lighting assembly for illuminating at least one target zone located external to an existing vehicle, said multi-functional vehicle lighting assembly comprising:

  • a controller;

    a housing coupled to the existing vehicle;

    a plurality of light-emitting sources attached to said housing;

    means for selectively pivoting said light-emitting sources between vertical and horizontal positions that are defined at opposed ends of a first arcuate path; and

    means for selectively swiveling said light-emitting sources along clockwise and counter clockwise directions when said light-emitting sources are adapted to the vertical position, said clockwise and counter clockwise directions traveling along second arcuate paths;

    wherein said controller independently toggles said pivoting means and said swiveling means between operating and non-operating modes based upon a user input;

    wherein said pivoting means comprisesa motor electrically coupled to said controller;

    a drive shaft connected to said motor and being rotatable along a first rotational path;

    a drive gear concentrically mated about said drive shaft and being rotatable in sync therewith;

    a driven shaft being rotatable along a second rotational path; and

    a driven gear concentrically mated about said driven shaft and being rotatable in sync therewith;

    wherein said drive gear is directly engaged with said driven gear and arranged in such a manner therewith that said driven shaft is caused to rotate about said second rotational path when said drive gear is rotated about the first rotational path such that said light-emitting sources are pivoted along said first arcuate path and thereby articulated to opposed positions defined interior and exterior of said housing respectively.

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