Back up side fender light

An auxiliary backup side fender light for a motor vehicle is provided and consists of a stationary housing mounted within side of a front fender of the motor vehicle. A movable housing that has a reflective chamber is spring biased to forward end of the stationary housing so as to extend therein while an auxiliary lamp is mounted into the reflective chamber. A mechanism is for pivoting the movable housing out from the stationary housing so that the auxiliary lamp can be activated to project light beams rearwardly to help a driver see at night when parking.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The instant invention relates generally to illuminating devices and more 
specifically it relates to a auxiliary backup side fender light for a 
motor vehicle. 
Numerous illuminating devices have been provided in prior art that are 
adapted to produce auxiliary lighting for motor vehicles. For example, 
U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,017,500; 3,287,550 and 3,553,644 all are illustrative of 
such prior art. While these units may be suitable for the particular 
purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable for the 
purposes of the present invention as heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary backup 
side fender light for a motor vehicle that will overcome the shortcomings 
of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide an auxiliary backup side fender light for a 
motor vehicle that will help the driver see the curb, sidewalk and other 
cars at night when parking the motor vehicle. 
An additional object is to provide an auxiliary backup side fender light 
for a motor vehicle that is activated and turned on when the gear shifted 
lever of the motor vehicle is placed into reverse. 
A further object is to provide an auxiliary backup side fender light for a 
motor vehicle that is simple and easy to use. 
A still further object is to provide an auxiliary backup side fender light 
for a motor vehicle that is economical in cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, 
including locating the backup light at various locations. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 
and 2 illustrate a pair of auxiliary backup side fender lights 10 for a 
motor vehicle 12. As best shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 7, each of the lights 
10 contain a stationary housing 14 mounted within side of one front fender 
16 of the motor vehicle 12. A movable housing 18 is spring biased by using 
a return spring 20 on slotted shaft 22 to forward end of the stationary 
housing 14. The movable housing 18 has a reflective chamber 24 and extends 
into the stationary housing 14. An auxiliary lamp 26 is mounted into the 
reflective chamber 24 of the movable housing 18. A mechanism 28 is 
provided for pivoting the movable housing 18 out from the stationary 
housing 14 so that the auxiliary lamp 26 can be activated to project light 
beams from the reflective chamber 24 of the movable housing 18 relative to 
the motor vehicle 12 to help driver (not shown) see at night when parking. 
The mechanism 28 includes a solenoid 30 mounted transversely into the 
stationary housing 14. A recessed portion 32 is disposed in the movable 
housing 18 so that when the solenoid 30 is activated, movable arm 34 of 
the solenoid 30 will push against the recessed portion 32 causing the 
movable housing 18 to pivot out from the stationary housing 14. 
FIG. 6 shows a switch 36 electrically connected between the solenoid 30 and 
the auxiliary lamp 26 and is mechanically connected to a gear shift lever 
38 in the motor vehcile 12 so that when the gear shift lever 38 is placed 
into reverse the switch 36 will close activating the solenoid 30 and the 
auxiliary lamp 26 from a battery 40 in the motor vehicle 12. 
As best seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reflective chamber 24 includes a 
parabolic side wall reflector 42. The auxiliary lamp 26 is mounted in a 
rear wall 44 so that the auxiliary lamp 26 is activated the light beams 
will be reflected rearward from the parabolic side wall reflector 42. 
As best seen in FIG. 7 another form of the reflective chamber 24 includes a 
reflective rear wall 46, an adjustable reflective front wall 48 pivotable 
thereto at 50 and a side wall 52 in which the auxiliary lamp 26 is mounted 
into. When the auxiliary lamp 26 is activated the light beams will be 
reflected rearward from both the reflective rear wall 46 and the 
adjustable reflective front wall 48. 
As shown in FIG. 1 in phantom, the lights 10 can also be mounted to the 
underside 17 of the motor vehicle 12, on the front door 19, the bumper 21 
or other locations on the motor vehicle 12. The lights 10 can also be 
placed into the molding trum, against the step of a van (not shown). 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood 
that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details 
of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those 
skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.