Aerodynamic magnetically attached light for a towed vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11752928-B2
Application number	US-202217934617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2022
Priority date	Sep 23, 2021
Publication date	Sep 12, 2023
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023

Abstract

A removable light for a towed vehicle includes a housing with a low profile shape, an anchor, a safety tether strap, and lens protection features.

First claim

Having thus described various embodiments of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:

1. A removable light for attachment to a towed vehicle, the removable light comprising:
a housing comprising a front light emission side and a rear side opposite the light emission side, a bottom side configured to be positioned near the towed vehicle, a top side opposite the bottom side, and opposing left and right sides extending from the front light emission side to the rear side, the rear side being shorter than the front light emission side, the housing having a width between the left side and the right side and a height between the top side and the bottom side, the width being greater than the height;
an anchor that may be secured to the towed vehicle and spaced from the housing; and
a safety tether attached and extending between the housing and the anchor.

2. The removable light of claim 1 , further comprising corner protrusions surrounding and extending from the front light emission side of the housing.

3. The removable light of claim 1 , wherein the width of the housing is approximately twice the height of the housing.

4. The removable light of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is a spherical ball.

5. The removable light of claim 1 , wherein the safety tether is approximately 18″ long.

6. The removable light of claim 1 , wherein the housing tapers upwardly from the rear side to the front light emission side.

7. The removable light of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a bottom wall on the bottom side with a circular recess and wherein the light further comprises a magnet positioned in the recess for magnetically coupling the housing to a trunk lid of the towed vehicle.

8. A removable light for attachment to a towed vehicle, the removable light comprising:
a housing comprising a front light emission side, a rear side opposite the light emission side, a bottom side configured to be positioned near the towed vehicle, a top side opposite the bottom side, and opposing left and right sides extending from the front light emission side to the rear side, the rear side being shorter than the front light emission side, the housing having a width between the left side and the right side and a height between the top side and the bottom side, the width being approximately twice the height;
an anchor that may be secured within a trunk of the towed vehicle and spaced from the housing;
a safety tether attached and extending between the housing and the anchor; and
corner protrusions surrounding and extending from the front light emission side of the housing.

9. The removable light of claim 8 , wherein the anchor is a spherical ball.

10. The removable light of claim 8 , wherein the safety tether is approximately 18″ long.

11. The removable light of claim 8 , wherein the housing tapers upwardly from the rear side to the front light emission side.

12. The removable light of claim 8 , wherein the bottom side has a circular recess and wherein the light further comprises a magnet positioned in the recess for magnetically coupling the housing to a trunk lid of the towed vehicle.

13. A removable light for attachment to a towed vehicle, the removable light comprising:
a housing comprising a front light emission side, a rear side opposite the front light emission side, a bottom side configured to be positioned near the towed vehicle, a top side opposite the bottom side, and opposing left and right sides extending from the front light emission side to the rear side; wherein the bottom side has a circular recess;
an anchor that may be secured within a trunk of the towed vehicle and spaced from the housing;
a safety tether attached and extending between the housing and the anchor; and
a magnet positioned in the recess for magnetically coupling the housing to a trunk lid of the towed vehicle.

14. The removable light of claim 13 , wherein the housing tapers upwardly from the rear side to the front light emission side.

15. The removable light of claim 13 , wherein the safety tether is approximately 18″ long.

16. The removable light of claim 13 , further comprising corner protrusions surrounding and extending from the front light emission side of the housing.

Assignees

• Hopkins Mfg Corporation

Inventors

• Reed Scott
• Elliott William
• Scheller Dan

Classifications

• B60Q1/2615 Primary

  mounted on the vehicle body, e.g. with magnets · CPC title

• B60Q1/305 Primary

  Indicating devices for towed vehicles · CPC title

• B60Q1/2607

  comprising at least two indicating lamps · CPC title

• B60Q1/302

  mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window · CPC title

• B60Q2900/30

  Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions · CPC title