Supplementary upper brake light

• US 4,463,411 A
• Filed: 08/14/1981
• Issued: 07/31/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald A. Proctor
• Original Assignee: Ronald A. Proctor
• Inventors: Proctor, Ronald A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, Donald P.
• Application Number:
  US06/292,927
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/80, 362/190, 362/382, 362/397, 362/398, 362/389, 362/368
• US Class Current: 362/541
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/268 on windscreens or windows B60Q1/302 takes precedence; lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for windows B60Q3/208
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window

Abstract

A supplementary upper brake light for use in road vehicles comprising a brake light casing which is provided with at least one adhesive pad or strip for attachment of the brake light to the inside surface of a vehicle rear window.

Claims

1. A supplementary upper brake light for attachment to the inner surface of the rear window of a road vehicle, said brake light comprising:

(a) a one-piece moulded casing of light-impermeable synthetic plastic material having a silver-colored inside surface and being of generally triangular shape when seen in side view, said casing comprising a bottom wall and a rear wall lying substantially at right angles to each other with said bottom wall and said rear wall being closed at their ends by two opposing side walls of substantially triangular or truncated triangular shape;

(b) at least one electric light bulb and a mounting therefor supported within the casing in the region of said rear wall;

(c) a red-colored lens surrounding said electric light bulb and mounted against said rear wall of the casing while lying entirely within the casing; and

(d) a substantially flat flange formed peripherally on said casing to lie against the rear window of a road vehicle and extending substantially around the entire periphery of the casing, there being at least one adhesive element on said flange for attachment of the brake light casing to the inside surface of the vehicle rear window;

said bottom wall and said rear wall of the casing being so dimensioned that, with the casing flange attached to a vehicle rear window, the bottom and rear walls lie substantially horizontally and vertically, respectively, to ensure that light from the bulb is projected substantially horizontally to the rear of the vehicle, and said casing being of such a size as to surround the bulb and lens to a substantial extent whereby the passenger compartment of the road vehicle is shielded from the light of the bulb.