Marker lamp

Claim 2

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted on a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a surface which, when said base is mounted on a truck body, is oblique with respect to the part of said truck body on which said base is mounted in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from a direction approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, said oblique surface having an end relatively nearer to said base than other parts of said oblique surface, and deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means being oblique with respect to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and said deflecting means having an upper end in close proximity to the said end of said cover and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its said end.

Claim 3

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted on a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a pair of surfaces which, when said base is mounted on a truck body, are oblique with respect to each other and with respect to the part of said truck body on which said base is mounted in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from directions approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, each of said oblique surfaces having an end relatively nearer to said base than other parts of said oblique surface, and a pair of deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means being oblique with respect to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and each said deflecting means having an upper end in close proximity to one of said ends of said cover and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its said end.

Claim 4

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted on a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a pair of surfaces which, when said base is mounted on a truck body, are oblique with respect to each other and with respect to the part of said truck body on which said base is mounted in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from directions approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, each of said oblique surfaces having an end relatively nearer to said base than other parts of said oblique surface, and a pair of deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means being oblique with respect to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and each said deflecting means having an upper end in close proximity to one of said ends of said cover and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its said end.

Claim 5

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted On a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a surface which, when said base is mounted on a truck body, is oblique with respect to the part of said truck body on which said base is mounted in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from a direction approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, said oblique surface having an end relatively nearer to said base than other parts of said oblique surface, and deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means comprising at least one ramp having a surface disposed in oblique relationship to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and having an upper end in close proximity to the said end of said cover and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its lower end, and said cover having a projection extending from said end of said oblique surface and along the side of said ramp.

Claim 6

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted On a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a surface which, when said base is mounted on a truck body, is oblique with respect to the part of said truck body on which said base is mounted in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from a direction approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, said oblique surface having an end relatively nearer to said base than other parts of said oblique surface, and deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means comprising at least one ramp having a surface disposed in oblique relationship to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and having an upper end in close proximity to the said end of said cover and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its lower end, and said cover having a projection extending from said end of said oblique surface and along the side of said ramp.

Claim 7

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted on a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a surface with a pair of opposite ends, when said base is mounted on a truck body, said surface having a gradual rise away from said truck body from one of said ends toward a peak and a gradual decline toward said truck body from said peak to the other of said ends in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from a direction approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, and a pair of deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means being oblique with respect to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and each of said deflecting means having an upper end in close proximity to an end of said surface and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its said end.

Claim 8

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising a base having first and second sides and adapted to be mounted on a truck body with said first side facing said body and said second side facing outwardly away from said body, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base, a translucent cover, means for mounting said translucent cover on said base, said translucent cover, having a surface with a pair of opposite ends, when said base is mounted on a truck body, said surface having a gradual rise away from said truck body from one of said ends toward a peak and a gradual decline toward said truck body from said peak to the other of said ends in order to permit said marker lamp to be viewed from a direction approximately tangent to the surface of said truck body, and a pair of deflecting means mounted on said base, said deflecting means being oblique with respect to the part of the truck body on which said base is mounted and each of said deflecting means having an upper end in close proximity to an end of said surface and having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of said surface of said cover near its said end.

Claim 9

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising an elongated base having, at each of its ends, at least one deflecting ramp presenting an oblique surface having a low end adjacent an end of said base and a high end nearer the center of said base, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base between said deflecting ramps, a translucent cover, and means for mounting said translucent cover on said base between said deflecting ramps to enclose said means for mounting a source of illumination, said translucent cover having a pair of opposite ends and having a curved surface extending between said ends which is convex when viewed from its exterior, said cover being mounted so that each of its said ends is in close proximity to a high end of one of said ramps and, each said deflecting ramp having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of the adjacent part of the curved surface of said cover.

Claim 10

A marker lamp housing for mounting on truck bodies and the like comprising an elongated base having, at each of its ends, at least one deflecting ramp presenting an oblique surface having a low end adjacent an end of said base and a high end nearer the center of said base, means for mounting a source of illumination on said base between said deflecting ramps, a translucent cover, and means for mounting said translucent cover on said base between said deflecting ramps to enclose said means for mounting a source of illumination, said translucent cover having a pair of opposite ends and having a curved surface extending between said ends which is convex when viewed from its exterior, said cover being mounted so that each of its said ends is in close proximity to a high end of one of said ramps and, each said deflecting ramp having a slope at its upper end approximately equal to the slope of the adjacent part of the curved surface of said cover.