Illumination – Sound equipment illuminator
Patent
1996-04-12
1998-07-07
Yeung, James C.
Illumination
Sound equipment illuminator
362 74, 362 833, B60Q 100
Patent
active
057757968
ABSTRACT:
A raised roof vehicle has an overhead storage compartment positioned above the windshield area of the vehicle and extending from side to side thereof. A wall or floor of the storage compartment separates the interior of the storage compartment from the portion of the cab at the exterior thereof. At least one plural purpose light source is coupled to the wall and operable to direct light simultaneously through a light diffusing housing into the interior of the overhead storage compartment and through a wall opening to the cab at the exterior of the overhead storage compartment. A light source cover of a light transmitting material overlies the plural purpose light source and cooperates with the lens or globe to substantially enclose the plural purpose light source. The assembly may include at least one red light source coupled to the wall and operable to bathe the instrument panel of the truck with red light. At least one spotlight may also be provided in the assembly. The red light source and spotlight sources may also be provided with light reflective covers cooperating with an associated lens to enclose the respective red light source and spotlight source. Plural openings may be provided through the wall with one such opening being associated with each of the light sources.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3358134 (1967-12-01), Gonyea
patent: 4628417 (1986-12-01), Kaminski et al.
patent: 5580153 (1996-12-01), Motz
Photographs of Chrysler Overhead Light Module.
Color photocopies showing portions of the interior of a prior art truck.
Freightliner Corporation
Yeung James C.
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