Movable headlight unit for use on motor vehicle
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1. A headlight unit for use on a land vehicle comprising:
- a) a U-shaped support bracket adapted to be mounted on a frame of a land vehicle, said support bracket including(1) a bight section having a first side edge, a second side edge, a transverse axis extending between the first side edge and the second side edge, a first end edge, a second end edge, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end edge and the second end edge, a first surface, and a second surface,(2) a first leg on the first end edge of the bight section, the first leg being triangular with an apex spaced apart from the first surface of the bight section,(3) a second leg on the second end edge of the bight section, the second leg being triangular with an apex spaced apart from the first surface of the bight section,(4) a first pivot connection on the first leg adjacent to the apex of the first leg, and(5) a second pivot connection on the second leg adjacent to the apex of the second leg;
b) a headlight pivotally mounted on said support bracket by the first and second pivot connections, said headlight including a housing and a first headlight surface which is translucent and which is adapted to transmit light therethrough, said headlight being movable between a first orientation with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in which the first headlight surface is oriented essentially perpendicular to the first surface of the bight section and a second orientation with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in which the first headlight surface is oriented at an oblique angle to the inner surface of the bight section;
c) a motor mounted on the first leg of said support bracket, said motor being connected to said headlight to move said headlight when said motor is activated;
d) a control switch adapted to be mounted inside the land vehicle, said control switch having a plurality of positions, including an “
off”
position, at least one “
intermediate”
position and a “
high”
position, said control switch electrically connecting said motor to a power source in the land vehicle when in the “
intermediate”
position, or in the “
high”
position with the headlight being oriented with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in a first orientation when said control switch is in the “
off”
condition, in a second orientation when said control switch is in the “
intermediate”
position and in a third orientation when said control switch is in the “
high”
position, the orientations of said headlight being angularly spaced apart from each other; and
e) a delay circuit electrically connected to said motor to delay activation and movement of said headlight for a preset time after said control switch is moved from one of the plurality of positions into another of the plurality of positions.
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Abstract
A headlight unit that is adapted for use on a motor vehicle, such as a land vehicle, can be moved from one orientation with respect to the road into other orientations that are angularly spaced apart from the first orientation in response to movement of a control switch inside the motor vehicle.
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1. A headlight unit for use on a land vehicle comprising:
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a) a U-shaped support bracket adapted to be mounted on a frame of a land vehicle, said support bracket including (1) a bight section having a first side edge, a second side edge, a transverse axis extending between the first side edge and the second side edge, a first end edge, a second end edge, a longitudinal axis extending between the first end edge and the second end edge, a first surface, and a second surface, (2) a first leg on the first end edge of the bight section, the first leg being triangular with an apex spaced apart from the first surface of the bight section, (3) a second leg on the second end edge of the bight section, the second leg being triangular with an apex spaced apart from the first surface of the bight section, (4) a first pivot connection on the first leg adjacent to the apex of the first leg, and (5) a second pivot connection on the second leg adjacent to the apex of the second leg; b) a headlight pivotally mounted on said support bracket by the first and second pivot connections, said headlight including a housing and a first headlight surface which is translucent and which is adapted to transmit light therethrough, said headlight being movable between a first orientation with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in which the first headlight surface is oriented essentially perpendicular to the first surface of the bight section and a second orientation with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in which the first headlight surface is oriented at an oblique angle to the inner surface of the bight section; c) a motor mounted on the first leg of said support bracket, said motor being connected to said headlight to move said headlight when said motor is activated; d) a control switch adapted to be mounted inside the land vehicle, said control switch having a plurality of positions, including an “
off”
position, at least one “
intermediate”
position and a “
high”
position, said control switch electrically connecting said motor to a power source in the land vehicle when in the “
intermediate”
position, or in the “
high”
position with the headlight being oriented with respect to the bight section of said support bracket in a first orientation when said control switch is in the “
off”
condition, in a second orientation when said control switch is in the “
intermediate”
position and in a third orientation when said control switch is in the “
high”
position, the orientations of said headlight being angularly spaced apart from each other; ande) a delay circuit electrically connected to said motor to delay activation and movement of said headlight for a preset time after said control switch is moved from one of the plurality of positions into another of the plurality of positions. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeBarbara A. Barber, James O. Barber
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Original AssigneeBarbara A. Barber, James O. Barber
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InventorsBarber, Barbara A., Barber, James O.
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Primary Examiner(s)Sember, Thomas M.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Truong, Bao Q.
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Application NumberUS10/625,760Time in Patent Office740 DaysField of Search362/513, 362/512, 362/428, 362523-537, 362/504, 362/467, 362/272, 362/286US Class Current362/526CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/0483 mounted on a bracket, e.g. ...B60Q 1/10 due to vehicle inclination,...
