US 10,239,447 B2 · Adjustable truck cover light

Abstract

A pickup truck is provided that includes a tonneau cover or bed cap that includes a lighting system. The light system is selectively attached to the tonneau cover or bed cap. The light system includes a longitudinally extending rod having an illuminating portion extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the rod. The longitudinally extending rod includes first and second end portions and an on/off switch located at least adjacent to the first end portion of the longitudinally extending rod. At least one clip is attached to the tonneau cover or bed cap that selectively holds the longitudinally extending rod. The longitudinally extending rod is pivotable within the at least one clip such that the illuminating portion is selectively directable toward different directions.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A pickup truck comprising:

a tonneau cover that covers a pickup truck bed;
wherein the tonneau cover includes:
a top side;
an underside surface located opposite the top side;
and
a lamp affixed to the underside surface of the tonneau cover;
wherein the lamp is also pivotable with respect to the underside surface of the tonneau cover at least to an extent an illuminating portion of the lamp is selectively directable toward different directions relative to the underside surface of the tonneau cover.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/989,390Filed 25 May 2018 · continuation

Priority

21 Dec 2015

Published

US 2018/0272930 A127 Sep 2018

Granted

26 Mar 2019

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

B60Q 3/30
Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors: for compartments other than…
B60J 7/1607
Non-foldable and rigid, e.g. a one-piece hard-top or a single rigid roof panel: for covering load areas, e.g. rigid panels for pick-up truck beds
B60Q 3/35
For compartments other than passenger or driving compartments, e.g. luggage or engine compartments: portable lighting devices
B60Q 3/51
Mounting arrangements: for mounting lighting devices onto vehicle interior, e.g. onto ceiling or floor

Family

Application62/270,147Us provisional application · filed 21 Dec 2015

Application15/381,365Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Dec 2016

US 2018/0272930 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Sep 2018

US 9,981,600 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2017/0267168 A1Published application

US 10,239,447 B2This patent

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Adjustable truck cover light

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Abstract

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