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US 6,880,959 B2Granted
Vehicle illumination guide
OwnerTimothy K. Houstoninventor
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The invention is a vehicle illumination assembly that provides a vertically extending guide member connected to the bumper of a vehicle. The guide member includes a longitudinal opening and a top opening that each provide entry into the hollow interior of the guide member. The longitudinal opening encompasses a first light source that is bright enough to shine light from one end of the vehicle all the way past a second end of a vehicle. The top opening encompasses a marker light that visibly alerts a driver to the width of the vehicle. The vehicle illumination assembly of this invention may include a guide member that connects to a base member attached to a vehicle bumper. The separate guide member rotates around its longitudinal axis to direct light into a variety of directions, selectable by the driver from within the vehicle.
A vehicle illumination assembly for providing light around a vehicle and for visibly marking the width of the vehicle, comprising:
A vehicle illumination assembly for providing light around a vehicle and for visibly marking the width of the vehicle, comprising:
A vehicle illumination assembly for providing light down the side of a vehicle and for visibly marking the width of the vehicle, comprising:
A vehicle illumination assembly and vehicle bumper combination, comprising a first elongated hollow guide member connected to a first end of a bumper on a vehicle, wherein the outer surface of said first guide member defines a longitudinal opening to the interior of said first hollow guide member;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.