AUTOMOBILE SEAT LIGHT FOR REAR COMPARTMENT LIGHTING
The present invention provides a light located in a carved out portion of the front seat back in an automobile. In an exemplary embodiment, the light includes a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp attached to the top ledge that the carved out portion creates. This LED lamp is small in nature, and therefore hidden from the view of passengers and out of the way as to not interfere with the front seat back. Additional exemplary embodiments can include incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps, and the like. Advantageously, the light in the carved out portion can be utilized as a courtesy lamp, a reading lamp, a map pocket lamp, and the like. Additionally, the present invention is designed to allow illumination while the automobile is operating without interference with the driver or neighboring automobiles by positioning the light such that the light angles downward while on.
1 . An automobile seat, comprising:
a seat back comprising a recess portion defined within the rear surface of the seat back, wherein the recess portion covers an area that represents the majority of the seat back, and the recess portion extends substantially from the seat back bottom to the seat back top; and
a light attached to a top planar surface of the recess portion.
2 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , further comprising a pocket disposed within the recess portion.
3 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , further comprising a switch located on the rear side of the seat back, wherein the switch is configured to turn the light on and off.
4 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the light comprises a light emitting diode lamp.
5 . The automobile seat of claim 4 , wherein the light emitting diode lamp comprises a lens operable to change the color of the light emitting diode lamp.
6 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the light comprises one of an incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, and light emitting diode lamp.
7 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the light is angled substantially downward with respect to the seat back.
8 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the light is hard wired into automobile courtesy lamp circuits.
9 . The automobile seat of claim 8 , wherein the light is dimmable.
10 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the light is wired into automobile courtesy lamp circuits with a switchable circuit.
11 . The automobile seat of claim 1 , wherein the recess portion is formed with a hard plastic shell.
12 . An automobile seat light operable for rear compartment lighting, comprising:
a seat back comprising a recess portion defined within the rear surface of the seat back, wherein the recess portion covers an area that represents the majority of the seat back, and the recess portion extends substantially from the seat back bottom to the seat back top; and
a light emitting diode lamp attached to a top planar surface of the recess portion, wherein the lamp is fixed in position inside the recess portion hidden from view, and wherein the lamp comprises a lens operable to change the color of light emitted from the lamp.
13 . The automobile seat of claim 12 , wherein the light is hard wired into automobile courtesy lamp circuits.
14 . The automobile seat of claim 13 , wherein the light is dimmable.
15 . The automobile seat of claim 12 , wherein the light is wired into automobile courtesy lamp circuits with a switchable circuit.
16 . The automobile seat of claim 12 , wherein the light is angled substantially downward with respect to the seat back.
17 . An automobile seat light operable for rear compartment lighting, comprising:
a head rest; and
a light emitting diode lamp attached disposed within the head erst and angled downward to a sent base on a rear seat, wherein the lamp is fixed in position, and wherein the lamp comprises a lens operable to change the color of light emitted from the lamp.