Patent ID: 9291324
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B60Q,F21S

Claim Text:
1. A stop light assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a stop light housing mountable on a rear end of the vehicle in a passage, the stop light housing and the passage located entirely above a vehicle rear window; an outer lens cover coupled to the stop light housing; a latch configured to selectively couple the stop light housing to the passage so that when the latch is actuated, the stop light housing moves between a first closed position and a second position, the second position including the stop light housing projecting out from the passage; an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator configured to actuate the latch between a latched position and an unlatched position, the actuator coupled to the stop light housing; a utility light coupled to the stop light housing wherein the utility light is non-operational when the stop light housing is in the first closed position and the utility light is operational when the stop light housing is in the second position and the utility light is configured to illuminate an area adjacent the vehicle; and a sensor configured to determine the position of the stop light housing.