Back up side fender light

• US 4,855,878 A
• Filed: 11/04/1988
• Issued: 08/08/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George Spector, Thuan D. Vu
• Original Assignee: George Spector, Thuan D. Vu
• Inventors: Spector, George, Vu, Thuan D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazarus, Ira S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cole, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US07/267,240
• Time in Patent Office: 277 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/65, 362/66, 362/83, 362/802, 362/285, 362/287, 362/288, 340/52 R, 340/70, 340/87, 340/91, 340/100
• US Class Current: 362/506
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/22 for reverse drive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/802 Position or condition responsive switch

Abstract

An auxiliary backup side fender light for a motor vehicle is provided and consists of a stationary housing mounted within side of a front fender of the motor vehicle. A movable housing that has a reflective chamber is spring biased to forward end of the stationary housing so as to extend therein while an auxiliary lamp is mounted into the reflective chamber. A mechanism is for pivoting the movable housing out from the stationary housing so that the auxiliary lamp can be activated to project light beams rearwardly to help a driver see at night when parking.

Claims

1. An auxiliary backup side fender light for a motor vehicle comprising in combination with the motor vehicle;

(a) a stationary housing mounted within side of a front fender of the motor vehicle;

(b) a movable housing spring biased to forward end of said stationary housing so as to extend into said stationary housing said movable housing having a reflective chamber;

(c) an auxiliary lamp mounted into said reflective chamber of said movable housing; and

(d) means for pivoting said movable housing out from said stationary housing so that said auxiliary lamp can be activated to project light beams rearward from said reflective chamber of said movable housing relative to the motor vehicle to help driver see at night when parking, wherein said pivoting means includes;

(e) a solenoid mounted transversely into said stationary housing; and

(f) a recessed portion disposed in said movable housing so that when said solenoid is activated movable arm of said solenoid will push against said recessed portion causing said movable housing to pivot out from said stationary housing further including a switch electrically connected between said solenoid and said auxiliary lamp and is mechanically connected to a gear shift lever in the morot vehicle so that when the gear shift lever is placed into reverse said switch will close activating said solenoid and said auxiliary lamp from a battery in the motor vehicle.

2. An auxiliary backup side fender light as recited in Claim 1, wherein said reflective chamber includes:

(g) a parabolic side wall reflector; and

(h) a rear wall in which said auxiliary lamp is activated the light beams will be reflected rearward from said parabolic side wall reflector.

3. An auxiliary backup side fender light as recited in Claim 1 wherein said chamber includes:

(g) a reflective rear wall;

(h) an adjustable reflective front wall pivotable thereto; and

(i) a side wall in which said auxiliary lamp is activated the light beams will be reflected rearward from both said reflective rear wall and said adjustable reflective front wall.