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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. 18, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masataka Choji, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoshi Kawamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 61 ; 362267 ; 362310 ;
Abstract
In a vehicular lamp with a waterproof cover, a cylindrical upright wall extends along the circumferential edge of the opening of the lamp body into which a bulb socket supported by the reflector is inserted. The waterproof cover for waterproofing the opening is made of a watertight elastic material. The inner portion of the waterproof cover is in close contact with the circumferential surface of the reflector or a bulb socket. The outer portion of the waterproof cover is fitted to the upright wall in a state such that the upright wall is sandwiched by the outer portion.