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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
John S. Mckenzie, Ferndale, MI (US);
Jeff A. Kempf, Romeo, MI (US);
John S. McKenzie, Ferndale, MI (US);
Jeff A. Kempf, Romeo, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A console lighting assembly is provided for illuminating an interior of a vehicle comprising a housing assembly mounted in the interior of a vehicle passenger compartment. A plurality of pulleys are positioned in the housing assembly, each of the plurality of pulleys is individually rotatable. A plurality of illumination units each includes a respective cable and a light generator at a distal end of the cable. Each cable is spooled on a respective pulley and the illumination units are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A plurality of switch pads are located on the housing assembly and are positioned around the plurality of illumination units for activating and deactivating a respective illumination unit. A retractor is coupled to the pulleys for retracting the plurality of illumination units from the extended position to the retracted position. Each of the plurality of illumination units is pliable so as to maintain a selected orientation of illumination as determined by a user.