Patent ID: 6048085
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A vehicular light system for viewing addresses of homes in the absence of ambient light comprising, in combination:an automobile including a windshield with a frame including a rear edge of a hood, a front edge of a roof and a pair of side stanchions extending between the hood and the frame;a pair of light assemblies each including a housing mounted to a central extent of an associated one of the stanchions of the automobile via an aperture tab extending therefrom, a spherical bulb housing pivotally mounted within a front aperture formed in the housing, and a bulb compartment formed in a front extent of the bulb housing for housing a bulb which is adapted to emit a focused light beam upon the receipt of power, each light assembly adapted to pivot the bulb housing thereof such that the bulb moves upward upon the receipt of an upward signal, downward upon the receipt of a downward signal, and left and right upon the receipt of a left and a right signal, respectively, the light assemblies including a left light assembly and a right light assembly;a control panel situated within a passenger compartment of the vehicle on the dash thereof and connected to the light assemblies, the control panel including a toggle switch situated on a front face of the panel having a first orientation for allowing the delivery of power only to the bulb of the right light assembly and a second orientation for allowing the delivery of power only to the bulb of the left light assembly, a joy stick situated on the front face of the panel and having a first orientation for transmitting the upward signal to the light assembly currently delivered power, a second orientation for transmitting the downward signal to the light assembly currently delivered power, and a third and fourth orientation for transmitting the left and right signal, respectively, to the light assembly currently delivered power, the control panel further including a power switch positioned on the top face of the control panel and connected to a battery of the automobile for supplying power to the bulb of the light assembly currently selected by the toggle switch.