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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Winston Robertson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60R 19/50 (2006.01); F21V 21/26 (2006.01); F21V 21/22 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/2657 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60R 19/50 (2013.01); F21V 21/22 (2013.01); F21V 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a bumper and a stowable lighting assembly. The stowable lighting assembly includes a post and a lighting device. The post includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is pivotably coupled to the bumper. The lighting device is pivotably coupled to the distal end of the post. The stowable lighting assembly is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the post positioned within or beneath the bumper in the stowed position.