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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Concord, CA;
Inventors:
Bradley E. Watson, Barrie, CA;
Deane Nelson, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
MAGNA EXTERIORS, INC., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0076 (2013.01); B60Q 1/30 (2013.01); B60Q 1/325 (2022.05); B60Q 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A box step lighting arrangement for a vehicle which includes a mount for attachment to a vehicle. A step member and a linkage are connected to the mount, the linkage move the step member between a deployed position and retracted position. A motor is attached to the linkage to move the step between a deployed position and retracted position. Connected to the linkage is at least one light module. The light module has at least one light projection element that projects light onto the step member and the ground beneath the step member.