Collapsible light tunnel
AssigneeHail Spotter L.L.C
InventorCharlie Tingle
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Abstract
A collapsible light tunnel includes pairs of vertical, (optional angled) and overhead light panels collapsibly coupled together and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The light panels include strips of LED lights, light diffusers, and fixtures/brackets for maintaining the panels in the deployed position. The overhead (and angled) light panels are collapsible adjacent the vertical panels in the stowed position.
Claims13
A collapsible light tunnel for mobile on-site visual inspection of vehicle surface finishes, the collapsible light tunnel comprising:
- first and second vertical side-member light panels sized and spaced to accommodate a passenger vehicle passed or parked therebetween;
- first and second angled light panels;
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- first and second overhead light panels positioned to light top surfaces of a portion of a passenger vehicle passed or parked thereunder;
- wherein the first vertical side-member light panel, first angled light panel and first overhead light panel are collapsibly coupled together and are movable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position;
- wherein the second vertical side-member light panel, second angled light panel and second overhead light panel are collapsibly coupled together and are movable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position;
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- whereby the collapsible light tunnel in the second deployed position is sized and configured to accommodate a portion of a passenger vehicle passed or parked thereunder for visual inspection.
A collapsible light tunnel for mobile on-site visual inspection of vehicle surface finishes, the collapsible light tunnel comprising:
- a plurality of side-member light panels comprising a plurality of LED lights and a diffuser and spaced to accommodate a passenger vehicle passed or parked therebetween;
- at least one overhead light panel comprising a plurality of LED lights and a diffuser positioned light top surfaces of a portion of a passenger vehicle passed or parked thereunder;
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- wherein the plurality of side-member light panels and at least one overhead light panel are collapsibly coupled together and are movable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position;
- whereby the collapsible light tunnel in the second deployed position is sized and configured to accommodate a portion of a passenger vehicle passed or parked thereunder for visual inspection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.