Illumination – Sound equipment illuminator
Patent
1998-03-17
1998-10-27
Husar, Stephen F.
Illumination
Sound equipment illuminator
362 32, 362800, B60Q 126
Patent
active
058269665
ABSTRACT:
A new lighted bumper guide for helping a driver ascertain the location of the ends of the bumper of their vehicle. The inventive device includes a base adapted for attachment to a bumper. The top of the base has a primary bore therein. The primary bore has upper and lower portions with the diameter of the upper portion of the primary bore being greater than the diameter of the lower portion of the primary bore so that an annular shoulder is formed between them. A light source is provided in the lower portion of the primary bore. An elongate tubular rod having opposite upper and lower ends is also provided. The rod has an annular gasket extending therearound positioned towards the lower end of the rod. The lower end of the rod is inserted into the primary bore of the base. The gasket is inserted into the upper portion of the primary bore such that the gasket rests on the shoulder defined between the upper and lower portions of the primary bore. The elongate portion of a fiber optic filament is provided in the lumen of the rod while the lens portion of the fiber optic filament is upwardly extended from the upper end of the rod.
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