Illuminated vehicle compartment with closure operated light switch

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE BODY MEMBER FROMING A COMPARTMENT HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING CLOSABLE BY A LID MEMBER HINGED FOR SWING BETWEEN CLOSED AND OPENED POSITIONS AND HAVING A COURTEST LIGHT ADAPTED TO LIGHT THE INTERIOR OF THE COMPARTMENT, A COMBINED HINGE AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FIRST HINGE MEMBER SECURED TO THE BODY MEMBER AT ONE SIDE OF THE ACCESS OPENING, A SECOND HINGE MEMBER SECURED TO THE LID MEMBER AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE FIRST HINGE MEMBER, SAID HINGE MEMBERS BEING ELECTRICALLY ROUNDED TO THE VEHICLE BODY AND ONE OF THE HINGE MEMBERS FORMING A GROUNDED SWITCH CONTACT EDGE PARALLEL TO AND SLIGHTLY SPACED FROM THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HINGE MEMBERS, A CONTACT LEAF SPRING MEMBER HAVING ONE END MOUNTED ON AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM THE OTHER OF SAID HINGE MEMBERS, SAID LEAF SPRING MEMBER HAVING AN UNSUPPORTED END PORTION NORMALLY SPACED FROM THE FROM GROUND SWITCH CONTACT WHEN THE LID MEMBER IS IN ITS CLOSED POSITION AND BEING RESILIENTLY DEFLECTED AND SLIDABLE ON THE GROUNDED SWITCH CONTACT AS THE LID MEMBER IS MOVED DETWEEN INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY OPENED POSITIONS, AND CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A VEHICLE BODY GROUNDED SORUCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL CONNECTED IN SERIES THROUGH THE COURTESY LIGHT TO THE CONTACT LEAF SPRING WHEREBY THE LEAF SPRING GROUNDS THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO ENERGIZE THE COURTESY LIGHT AS THE LID MEMBER IS MOVED BETWEEN ITS INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY OPENED POSITIONS AND OPENS THE CIRCUIT THERETHROUGH TO DEENERGIZE THE LIGHT AS THE LID MEMBER IS MOVED BETWEEN ITS INTERMEDIATE OPENED AND CLOSED POSITIONS.