Patent ID: 7784982
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A wraparound light assembly for a vehicle, the light assembly comprising: a housing having a first portion and a second portion; a lens attached to the housing; a body panel partially defining an interior vehicle space, the body panel including a recessed portion having a bottom surface and side walls defining a depth of the recessed portion, wherein at least a part of the second portion of the housing overlays the bottom surface of the recessed portion; an aperture defined in the bottom surface of the recessed portion; a grommet disposed in the aperture, the grommet extending through the bottom surface into the interior vehicle space, the grommet defining a receptacle having an opening facing the second portion of the housing; and a projection extending from the second portion of the housing, the projection configured to be slidably engaged in the receptacle along an installation axis and to extend into a portion of the receptacle in the interior vehicle space.