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AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorsPaul Tyll, Jason Nantais, Chris Prisby, Tom Schumacher
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An exterior auxiliary lighting system is provided including a light source for generating a beam of visible light, the light source having an aperture through which the beam of light is projected. A cover can be detachably connected to the light source to overlay at least a portion of the aperture. A sensor is provided for detecting whether the cover is attached to the light source. A switch responsive to an output signal from the sensor is adapted to selectively decouple the light source from a power supply when the sensor detects that the cover is attached to the light source.
A vehicle lighting system comprising:
A light assembly for use with a vehicle, comprising:
A method for operating an auxiliary vehicle light that is adapted to receive a removable protective cap, comprising:
The method of clam 16, wherein detecting when the cap is attached to the auxiliary vehicle light further comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.