Patent ID: 8807808

Claim:
A vehicular lamp assembly ( 10 ) adapted for insertion into a vehicle chassis-mounted lamp housing ( 110 ) receiving an incandescent lamp ( 118 ) installed into an aperture ( 102 ) in a chassis-mounted reflector ( 116 ), said lamp assembly ( 10 ) comprising: a housing ( 12 ); at least one solid-state light source ( 24 ) disposed within said housing ( 12 ) to emit light; a plurality of reflector segments ( 40 ) displaceably attached to said housing ( 12 ) and moveable between a closed configuration facilitating installation through said aperture ( 102 ) and an open configuration for operative association within the chassis-mounted lamp housing ( 110 ) to collectively define a first reflector ( 38 ), wherein in said open configuration said first reflector ( 38 ) receives light emitted by said solid-state light source ( 24 ); a biasing member ( 25 ) adapted to bias said plurality of reflector segments ( 40 ) toward said open configuration, said biasing member ( 25 ) comprising a spring; an electrical socket ( 28 ) in operative association with said housing ( 12 ), said socket ( 28 ) adapted to connect the lamp assembly ( 10 ) to a power source; and electrical connections ( 42 ) between said socket ( 28 ) and said solid-state light source ( 24 ); and wherein said plurality of reflector segments ( 40 ) are movable to the closed configuration to pass through said aperture ( 102 ), and once through, said biasing member ( 25 ) biases said plurality of reflector segments ( 40 ) to the open configuration.