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US 4,234,908 AGranted
Storable light assembly for vehicles
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorMary Ann C. McGee
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Abstract
A pair of light assemblies (13) are mounted on either side of a vehicle (10). Each light assembly comprises a road light (14) normally maintained in a stored and protected position within a receptacle (17) defined on a side of the vehicle and adapted to be moved laterally outwardly to an extended position during roading of the vehicle. A cover (19) is pivotally mounted on the vehicle to cover and protect the road light when it is maintained in its stored position within the receptacle, during operation of the vehicle in a work environment.
Claims11
A vehicle (10) comprising
- means for defining a receptacle (17) on a side of said vehicle,
- means for defining a window (27) in said receptacle, said window exposed towards one of the forward and rearward ends of said vehicle, and
- a light assembly (13) mounted on the side of said vehicle comprising
- a light (14), and
- mounting means (15) for movably mounting said light on said vehicle for movement between a stored, operating position within said receptacle to align said light with said window and an extended, operating position remote from said stored operating position, and on a lateral side of said vehicle, said light pointing towards said one of the forward and rearward ends of said vehicle in each of its stored and extended positions.
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A vehicle (10) comprising
- means for defining a receptacle (17) on a side of said vehicle,
- means for defining a window (27) in said receptacle, and
- a light assembly (13) mounted on the side of said vehicle comprising
- a light (14),
- mounting means (15) for movably mounting said light on said vehicle for movement between a stored, operating position within said receptacle to align said light with said window and an extended, operating position remote from said stored operating position, said mounting means including an arm (15) pivotally mounted within said receptacle for pivotal movement through an arc approximating 270.degree., and wherein said light is secured on an end of said arm, and
- cover means (19) on said vehicle for normally covering said light when it is maintained in its stored, operating position within said receptacle and for permitting said light to be moved to its extended, operating position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.