Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-08
2001-01-23
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S216000, C362S263000, C362S549000, C362S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06176603
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wheel lighting systems and more particularly pertains to a new wheel lighting system for illuminating a wheel of a vehicle such as an automobile from behind the wheel.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of wheel lighting systems is known in the prior art. More specifically, wheel lighting systems heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,016,144 by DiMaggio; U.S. Pat. No. 5,040,100 by Di Gaetano; U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,919 by Pearsall et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,782,431 by Park; U.S. Pat. No. 4,214,683 by Wills et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 332,441 by Douglas, Jr. which are all incorporated by reference herein.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new wheel lighting system. The inventive device includes an annular light source and a tubular cover substantially covering the light source. The cover comprises a pair of separable arcuate tubular portions each having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal window extending therealong between the ends of the respective tubular portion. A plurality of mounting brackets each having a tubular mounting sleeve at a first end through which the cover is extended to connect the mounting brackets to the cover and light source and such that the longitudinal axes of the mounting brackets extend radially inwards from the cover.
In these respects, the wheel lighting system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of illuminating a wheel of a vehicle such as an automobile from behind the wheel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wheel lighting systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new wheel lighting system construction wherein the same can be utilized for illuminating a wheel of a vehicle such as an automobile from behind the wheel.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new wheel lighting system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wheel lighting systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new wheel lighting system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wheel lighting systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an annular light source and a tubular cover substantially covering the light source. The cover comprises a pair of separable arcuate tubular portions each having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal window extending therealong between the ends of the respective tubular portion. A plurality of mounting brackets each having a tubular mounting sleeve at a first end through which the cover is extended to connect the mounting brackets to the cover and light source and such that the longitudinal axes of the mounting brackets extend radially inwards from the cover.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new wheel lighting system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wheel lighting systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new wheel lighting system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wheel lighting systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new wheel lighting system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new wheel lighting system which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such wheel lighting system economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system for illuminating a wheel of a vehicle such as an automobile from behind the wheel.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system which includes an annular light source and a tubular cover substantially covering the light source. The cover comprises a pair of separable arcuate tubular portions each having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal window extending therealong between the ends of the respective tubular portion. A plurality of mounting brackets each having a tubular mounting sleeve at a first end through which the cover is extended to connect the mounting brackets to the cover and light source and such that the longitudinal axes of the mounting brackets extend radially inwards from the cover.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system that are stationary as the wheel rotates. On a front wheel, the system is mounted to a spindle behind the rotor, while on a rear wheel, the system is mounted directly to the rear axle.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new wheel lighting system that has a clear portion with blackened out portions for giving the appeara
Hobden David V.
O'Shea Sandra
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