Collision avoidance light

• US 4,575,782 A
• Filed: 06/10/1985
• Issued: 03/11/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Automotive Specialty Co., Inc. (Dana, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Automotive Specialty Co., Inc. (Dana, Inc.)
• Inventors: Levine, Mark, Hanes, Robert H., Ditlya, David, Rudder, Joel
• Primary Examiner(s): Cross, E. Rollins
• Application Number:
  US06/742,801
• Time in Patent Office: 274 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/80, 362/82, 362/83, 362/368, 362/304, 362/309, 362/328, 362/329, 362/145, 340/67, 340/69, 340/87, 340/97, 340/815.32
• US Class Current: 362/503
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window

Abstract

A collision avoidance light for mounting at the rear window of an automobile includes a housing, a socket assembly, a lens and an anti-glare shield. The housing defines an open face. The socket assembly includes a socket for mounting a light bulb. The socket assembly is mounted on the housing. The lens is detachably mounted to the housing in juxtaposition with the open face. The anti-glare shield is mounted on the housing and at least partially surrounds the lens. The shield is readily adaptible to conform to the slope of the rear window.

Claims

1. A collision avoidance light for placement at the rear window of automotive vehicles, which comprises:

a housing, the housing defining an open face;

a socket assembly, including a socket for removably mounting a light bulb, the socket assembly being mounted in the housing;

a lens detachably secured to the housing in juxtaposition with the open face; and

an anti-glare shield mounted on the housing and at least partially surrounding the lens, the anti-glare shield including a main body defining a first open face adjacent the lens and a second open face opposite the first face, the main body being adapted at its second open face to be conformed to the shape of the window to allow the shield to be positioned closely thereto, so as to avoid light reflection by said window toward the vehicle front.

2. A collision avoidance light as defined by claim 1, which further includes a flexible trim mounted on the shield and surrounding the second open face.

3. A collision avoidance light as defined by claim 1, wherein the shield includes a flange surrounding the first open face, the flange being recessed inwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the shield and being received by the open face of the housing.

4. A collision avoidance light as defined by claim 1, wherein the shield body includes opposite sidewalls between the first and second open faces, the sidewalls being mutually divergent in the direction of the second open face.

5. A collision avoidance light as defined by claim 1, wherein the main body is adapted to be conformed to the shape of the window by trimming the main body.