Engine hood staff

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2001-09-05

2002-10-22

Tso, Laura K. (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Automobile

C362S487000, C362S549000, C362S431000, C428S031000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06467938

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an engine hood staff. More particularly, the present invention relates to an engine hood staff of a vehicle.
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
3
, a conventional engine hood staff has a lower tube
48
, an upper tube
44
, and a connector pipe
42
, disposed between the lower tube
48
and the upper tube
44
. The connector pipe
42
has a through hole
43
and an embossed periphery
50
. A lamp
46
has a socket
47
inserted in the through hole
43
of the connector pipe
42
, and a bulb
49
disposed on the socket
47
. A hollow base disk
450
receives the upper tube
44
. An ornament article
45
is disposed on the hollow base disk
450
. The upper tube
44
is made of an acrylic material so that the upper tube
44
is not transparent.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an engine hood staff which is assembled by a plurality of laterns so that a length of the engine hood staff can be varied.
Accordingly, an engine hood staff comprises a main tube, a hooper having a lower neck inserted in the main, tube, the hooper disposed on the main tube, a positioning screw inserted in the lower neck, a first latern disposed on the hooper, a second latern disposed on the first latern, a third latern disposed on the second latern, a base sleeve disposed on the third latern, an ornament article disposed on the base sleeve, an inner tube passing through the first latern, the second latern, the third latern and the base sleeve, the inner tube disposed on the hooper, and a lamp disposed on the inner tube. The positioning screw fastens the hooper and the inner tube together. The hooper further has a hollow interior, a pair of lower protrusions, and a pair of second upper grooves. The first latern has a first lower sleeve, a first upper sleeve, a pair of first lower protruded blocks, a pair of first upper protruded blocks, and a first through hole. The second latern has a second lower sleeve, a second upper sleeve, a pair of second lower protruded blocks, a pair of second upper protruded blocks, and a second through hole. The third latern has a third lower sleeve, a third upper sleeve, a pair of third lower protruded blocks, a pair of third upper protruded blocks, and a third through hole. The base sleeve has a pair of lower grooves for receiving the lower protrusions of the hooper. The main tube has a pair of first upper grooves for receiving the lower protrusions of the hooper.


REFERENCES:
patent: 3578964 (1971-05-01), Sherman
patent: 4646208 (1987-02-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 5359500 (1994-10-01), Parker
patent: 5413826 (1995-05-01), Klonikowski
patent: 5779345 (1998-07-01), Adams

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