Supplemental vehicle illumination system
OwnerAdam Michael Davisinventor
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Abstract
A supplemental vehicle illumination system is mounted on a structure that is received by a trailer hitch receiver on a vehicle. The supplemental illumination system receives a signal from the vehicle. This actuates a supplemental lighting system that provides additional illumination, in addition to lights disposed on the vehicle. The supplemental lighting system can also, or instead, be activated over a wireless connection.
Claims20
A lighting system, comprising:
- a receiver hitch structure having a receiver hitch portion that fits into a hitch receiver on a vehicle, an illumination source support portion and an elongate support portion extending between the receiver hitch portion and the illumination source support portion, wherein the elongate support portion comprises:
- a first elongate support portion having a first end and a second end, the first elongate support portion being extendable and contractable to change a distance between the first and second ends thereof;
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- a second elongate support portion having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first elongate support portion being coupled to the receiver hitch portion and the second end of the first elongate support portion being coupled to the first end of the second elongate support portion, the second end of the second elongate support portion being coupled to the illumination source support portion;
- a source of illumination coupled to the illumination source support portion;
- a connector that connects with a vehicle connector on the vehicle;
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- a conductor connected between the connector and the source of illumination to provide power to the source of illumination.
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The lighting system of claim 31 wherein the second elongate support portion is extendable and contractable to change a distance between the first and second ends thereof.
A supplemental vehicle lighting system, comprising:
- a receiver hitch structure having a receiver hitch portion, that fits into a hitch receiver on a vehicle and extends rearwardly of the vehicle, an illumination source support portion and an elongate support portion extending upwardly, when mounted to the vehicle, between the receiver hitch portion and the illumination source support portion, the elongate support portion having a plurality of sections telescopically connected to one another and being extendable and contractable to change a distance between the receiver hitch portion and the illumination source support portion;
- a source of illumination coupled to the illumination source support portion;
- a connector that connects to a vehicle connector on the vehicle;
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- a conductor connected between the connector and the source of illumination to provide power to the source of illumination, the connector being configured to receive an actuation signal from the vehicle when a transmission of the vehicle is in reverse, the source of illumination emitting visible electromagnetic radiation based on the actuation signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.