Vehicle light bracket assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsNeelamkumar Deshpande, Raghu Chervu
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Abstract
A light bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket, and a hollow member. The mounting bracket is configured to be connected to a sport bar of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes a substantially planar upper member and a substantially planar lower member. A plurality of elongated slots is disposed in the upper member. Each of the plurality of elongated slots is configured to receive a light. The hollow member is configured to be connected to the mounting bracket. The hollow member is disposed between the upper member and the lower member of the mounting bracket.
Claims18
A light bracket assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket configured to be connected to a sport bar of a vehicle, the mounting bracket including a substantially planar upper member and a substantially planar lower member, at least one elongated slot being disposed in the upper member, each of the at least one elongated slots being configured to receive a light;
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- a hollow member configured to be connected to the mounting bracket, the hollow member being disposed between the upper member and the lower member of the mounting bracket, wherein a lowermost surface of the hollow member is spaced from an upper surface of the lower member.
A sport bar assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an extruded member;
- a plurality of tubes extending between the extruded member and a vehicle body structure of the vehicle;
- a light bracket assembly, the light bracket assembly including
- a mounting bracket connected to the extruded member, the mounting bracket including a substantially planar upper member and a substantially planar lower member, a plurality of elongated slots being formed in the upper member;
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- a hollow member configured to be connected to the mounting bracket, the hollow member being disposed between the upper member and the lower member of the mounting bracket;
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- a plurality of lights connected to the mounting bracket of the light bracket assembly, each of the plurality of lights being connected to one of the elongated slots to facilitate positioning each of the plurality of lights along the mounting bracket, wherein a lowermost surface of the hollow member is spaced from an upper surface of the lower member of the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.