Theft resistant collar and lamp
AssigneeGrote Industries, Inc.
InventorCary D. Branstetter
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Abstract
A lamp assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising a lamp which includes a housing having an axially extending member, the axially extending member extendable through an opening in a vehicle mounting panel and below the vehicle mounting panel. An anti-theft collar is included around at least a portion of the axially extending member, the collar being securable to said axially extending member. The collar has a first set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a first depth and a second set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a second depth.
Claims19
A lamp assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp which includes a housing having an axially extending member, said axially extending member extendable through an opening in a vehicle mounting panel and below the vehicle mounting panel;
- a collar around at least a portion of said axially extending member, said collar separate and distinct from said housing and said axially extending member;
- said collar being removably mountable to said axially extending member wherein the collar is configured to be non-destructively removable from said axially extending member;
- said collar having a first set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a first depth;
- said collar having a second set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a second depth;
- and,
- said collar having a third plurality of tabs projecting radially inwardly toward, and biting into, said axially extending member.
A theft resistant collar adapted for use in connection with a lamp assembly for attachment to a vehicle, the lamp assembly having a lamp which includes a housing having an axially extending member extendable through an opening in a vehicle mounting panel and below the vehicle mounting panel, comprising:
- an annular collar body defining an opening, wherein said opening is configured to receive said axially extending member, said collar having at least one tab extending radially into said opening;
- said collar being securable to said axially extending member;
- said collar separate and distinct from said housing and said axially extending member;
- said collar having a first plurality of projections to snap fit attach at a first depth;
- said collar having a second plurality of projections to snap fit attach at a second depth;
- and,
- said collar having a third plurality of tabs projecting radially inwardly into said axially extending member to secure said axially extending member to said collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.