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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert J Gonas, Grosse Point, MI (US);
Assignee:
Voplex Corporation, Pittsford, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 80 ; 362242 ; 340 97 ; 340 84 ;
Abstract
A combination brake light and convenience light for use in the rear of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. A brake light 8 faces and illuminates through the rear window 4, and the convenience light 14 faces forward and downward over the shoulder of a rear seat occupant. A hinged cover 20 over the convenience light 14 serves three purposes: it esthetically covers the light when not in use; it prevents direct incidence of its light upon the driver's rear view mirror or the driver's line of sight; and it operates the on-off switch for the convenience light.