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Adjustable mounting for vehicle lights

Assignee: Truck Lite Co LLC
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Filing: 1964-06-12
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1984-06-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George D Baldwin
  • 👤 Sakuta Daniel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:24
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2404; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/2615; H01R4/58; H01R4/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CHANNEL FORMATION ON A VEHICLE BODY HAVING PARALLEL SPACED LEG PORTIONS INTERCONNECTED BY A WEB PORTION, A LAMP HOLDER MOUNTED AT ANY SELECTED LOCATION IN SAID CHANNEL FORMATION OF OVERLYING RELATION TO AN INSULATED POWER CABLE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CHANNEL FORMATION AND MOUNTED ON THE WEB PORTION THEREOF, SAID LAMP HOLDER COMPRISING; A NON-CONDUCTIVE BODY INSERTABLE BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID CHANNEL FORMATION, A CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY AND PROJECTING THEREFROM FOR PIERCING SAID POWER CABLE WHEN THE BODY IS INSERTED BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS, A GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY AND PROJECTING THEREFROM SPACED FROM THE CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BODY, AND LOCKING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE BODY IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATION TO THE GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER FOR LOCKING THE BODY BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS UPON INSERTION THEREBETWEEN BY A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT AND THE POWER CABLE AND BETWEEN THE WEB PORTION AND THE GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CHANNEL FORMATION ON A VEHICLE BODY HAVING PARALLEL SPACED LEG PORTIONS INTERCONNECTED BY A WEB PORTION, A LAMP HOLDER MOUNTED AT ANY SELECTED LOCATION IN SAID CHANNEL FORMATION OF OVERLYING RELATION TO AN INSULATED POWER CABLE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CHANNEL FORMATION AND MOUNTED ON THE WEB PORTION THEREOF, SAID LAMP HOLDER COMPRISING; A NON-CONDUCTIVE BODY INSERTABLE BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID CHANNEL FORMATION, A CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY AND PROJECTING THEREFROM FOR PIERCING SAID POWER CABLE WHEN THE BODY IS INSERTED BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS, A GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY AND PROJECTING THEREFROM SPACED FROM THE CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BODY, AND LOCKING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE BODY IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATION TO THE GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER FOR LOCKING THE BODY BETWEEN THE LEG PORTIONS UPON INSERTION THEREBETWEEN BY A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE CABLE PIERCING ELEMENT AND THE POWER CABLE AND BETWEEN THE WEB PORTION AND THE GROUNDING CONTACT MEMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-11 1971-03-13 1971-09-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-11 1975-03-13 1975-09-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-11 1979-03-13 1979-09-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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