Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-05
2010-12-14
O'Shea, Sandra L (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S459000, C362S493000, C362S545000, C362S479000, C362S487000, C362S488000, C362S546000, C362S549000, C340S479000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07850349
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle headliner mounted center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) including a light source disposable between a vehicle roof base layer and headliner generally aft of a vehicle, and a CHMSL frame disposable between the vehicle roof base layer and the headliner adjacent the light source. The CHMSL frame may be releasably mountable to the vehicle roof base layer by a fastener for mounting the headliner to the vehicle roof base layer. The invention also provides a method of mounting and servicing a CHMSL, including the steps of attaching the CHMSL to a vehicle roof base layer and/or a headliner, such that the CHMSL is disposed between the vehicle roof base layer and the headliner generally aft of the vehicle.
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Ekladyous Albert
Kaoud Ehab
Partch Tom
Schwanger Todd
Smithbauer Jim
Brown Gregory
Ford Global Technologies LLC
McMillan Jessica L
O'Shea Sandra L
Price Heneveld Cooper DeWitt & Litton LLP
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