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US3177355A
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Automatic headlight adjusting mechanism
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-29
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1982-10-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Trowbridge John
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:01
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/06; B60Q1/08; B60Q1/10; B60Q2300/00; B60Q2300/10; B60Q2300/11; B60Q2300/116; B60Q2300/13; B60Q2300/132
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING A HEADLIGHT MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT, MEANS TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHT ANGULAR POSITION RELATIVE TO THE VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN VEHICLE ANGLE UNDER LOAD COMPRISING, MEANS COUPLED TO THE HEADLIGHT TO TILT THE HEADLIGHT VERTICALLY, AND A CONTROL MEANS FOR THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS, THE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING, A SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER, A TILT-SWITCH CARRIED BY THE HEADLIGHT OPEN WHEN IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION AND CLOSED WHEN TILTED IN A VERTICAL PLANE IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THAT POSITION, VEHICLE STARTER CONTACTS, MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND CIRCUITS INTERCONNECTING THE POWER SOURCE, TILT SWITCH STARTER CONTACTS AND MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND MEANS TOL ENERGIZE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS WHEN THE STARTER CONTACTS ARE CLOSED AND THE TILT SWITCH IN TILTED IN ONE DIRECTION FROM THE PREDETERMINED POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN ONE DIRECTION, AND WHEN THE STARTER CONTACTS ARE CLOSED AND THE TILT SWITCH IS TILTED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE PREDETERMINED POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING A HEADLIGHT MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT, MEANS TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHT ANGULAR POSITION RELATIVE TO THE VEHICLE IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN VEHICLE ANGLE UNDER LOAD COMPRISING, MEANS COUPLED TO THE HEADLIGHT TO TILT THE HEADLIGHT VERTICALLY, AND A CONTROL MEANS FOR THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS, THE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING, A SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER, A TILT-SWITCH CARRIED BY THE HEADLIGHT OPEN WHEN IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION AND CLOSED WHEN TILTED IN A VERTICAL PLANE IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THAT POSITION, VEHICLE STARTER CONTACTS, MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND CIRCUITS INTERCONNECTING THE POWER SOURCE, TILT SWITCH STARTER CONTACTS AND MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND MEANS TOL ENERGIZE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS WHEN THE STARTER CONTACTS ARE CLOSED AND THE TILT SWITCH IN TILTED IN ONE DIRECTION FROM THE PREDETERMINED POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN ONE DIRECTION, AND WHEN THE STARTER CONTACTS ARE CLOSED AND THE TILT SWITCH IS TILTED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE PREDETERMINED POSITION TO ACTIVATE THE MEANS TO MOVE THE HEADLIGHT TILTING MEANS IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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