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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:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Cary D. Branstetter, Brookville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Grote Industries, Inc., Madison, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 ;
Abstract
A theft resistant lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a lamp unit and a lens. The lamp unit is adapted to generate light and is enclosed in the lens. The lens has a body portion adapted to transmit light from the lamp and one or more lock tabs. A flange extends from the body portion. Each lock tab is constructed and arranged to resiliently deflect in order to secure the lens to the vehicle.