Dirigible lamp assembly for vehicles

Claim 1

FOR USE ON A VEHICLE HAVING A STEERING MECHANISM INCLUDING A TRANSLATABLE TIE-ROD, A DIRIGIBLE LAMP ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A MOUNTING BRACKET ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID VEHICLE, A VERTICAL SHAFT ROTATABLY JOURNALLED IN SAID MOUNTING BRACKET, A LAMP UNIT CARRIED BY SAID SHAFT, A FIXED PIVOT ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID VEHICLE, A LEVER MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF ON SAID PIVOT AND PROVIDING A PAIR OF ARMS AT THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PIVOT, A LINK RIGIDLY SECURED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID LEVER AT A POINT ADJACENT SAID PIVOT AND PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM THE LEVER, MEANS PROVIDED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID LINK FOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE SAME TO SAID TIE-ROD WHEREBY SAID LEVER MAY BE OSCILLATED ON SAID PIVOT BY TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT OF THE TIEROD, AND A FLEXIBLE CABLE HAVING ITS ENDS SECURED TO THE RESPECTIVE ARMS OF SAID LEVER, THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID CABLE PASSING AROUND AND OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID VERTICAL SHAFT WHEREBY SAID LAMP UNIT MAY BE SWUNG IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE BY THE OSCILLATORY MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER.