Flexible arm light for automobile overhead console
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsStephan J. Speth, Lawrence J. Sak
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Abstract
A flexible arm light for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment equipped with an overhead console includes a first housing and a second housing interconnected by a flexible housing. The first housing includes a lamp coupled to the overhead console at a first location. The second housing is coupled to the console at a second location. The flexible arm light is operable in a stowed position and a deployed position wherein the flexible arm light is selectively directable toward a target when in the deployed position.
Claims18
A flexible arm light for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment in combination with an overhead console, the flexible arm light comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing spaced apart from said first housing including a lamp;
- a flexible housing interconnecting said first housing and said second housing;
- said first housing coupled to said overhead console at a first location, said second housing coupled to said console at a second location, said flexible arm light operable in a stowed position and a deployed position wherein said flexible arm light is selectively directable toward a target when in said deployed position.
An overhead console for a motor vehicle having a roof panel, said overhead console comprising:
- a cover adapted for mounting to the roof panel;
- a flexible member having a first end and a second end, said first end coupled to said cover, said second end including a lamp electrically connected to a power source, said second end selectively connectable to said cover for operating said flexible member in a stowed position, said flexible member operable in a deployed position for directing said lamp toward a target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.