Patent ID: 7040788

Claim:
An automobile headlamp adjuster, comprising a fixed base having an annular boss; a shaft extending through said base, said shaft having an end for engaging a headlamp reflector, a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion, an adjustment gear disposed rotatably on said shaft and within said annular boss said adjustment gear defining an axial bore therethrough adapted for threaded engagement with said threaded portion of said shaft, whereby rotation of said gear causes axial movement of said shaft relative to said gear and said boss; a cap secured to said boss and to said non-threaded portion of said shaft for preventing rotation of said shaft relative to said boss; said annular boss having a void; said base defining a channel aligned with said void; said gear having teeth exposed in said void; and said channel, said void and said gear configured to receive a may input device in driving engagement with said gear.