Patent ID: 6283621
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
A vehicle interior lamp assembly comprising:a housing adapted for attachment to an interior of a vehicle, said housing including a horizontal flange extending within said housing, said horizontal flange having a pair of legs defining a slot therebetween;at least one light assembly carried by said housing, said at least one light assembly including a light bulb, a light reflector partially surrounding said light bulb, and a light switch mechanism in electrical interconnection with said light bulb and attached to said housing, wherein said light switch mechanism has an annular groove, wherein said slot is dimensioned to slidingly receive said annular groove in said light switch mechanism;a cover having an interior surface;at least one lens carried by said cover, said at least one lens in registration with said at least one light assembly when said cover is attached to said housing; andat least one light switch actuator captured by said cover and in operational connection with said light switch mechanism when said cover is attached to said housing.