Flush-mounted lighting system for vehicle
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a flush mounted lighting system for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the lighting system includes a frame member and a light member mounted in the frame member. The frame member is disposed within a portion of the vehicle so that the frame member is flushly mounted with an outer surface of the vehicle.
1. A lighting system for a boat trailer formed of a plurality of interconnected trusses, comprising:
a frame having a length and a depth and defining a first interior cavity, the frame having a size configured to fit within a mounting hole in a truss of the boat trailer such that the frame is recessed within the truss, the frame having a flange bordering at least a portion of the first interior cavity, wherein the flange abuts and is co-planar with an external surface of the truss to provide a flush appearance between the frame and the external surface of the truss, wherein the depth of the frame is significantly less than the length of the frame; and
a first light member positioned within the first interior cavity of the frame.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first light member is electrically-powered.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first light member reflects light.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes an annular side wall that encloses the sides of the first interior cavity.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a rear wall that encloses a rear of the first interior cavity.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity of the frame has an oval shape.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a second interior cavity and further comprising a second light member positioned within the second interior cavity.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a height and wherein the height of the frame is significantly less than the length of the frame.
9. A method of positioning a light system in a boat trailer formed of a plurality of interconnected trusses, comprising:
providing a light system comprising:
(a) a frame having a length and a depth and defining a first interior cavity, the frame having a size configured to fit within a mounting hole in a truss of the boat trailer such that the frame is recessed within the truss, the frame having a flange bordering at least a portion of the first interior cavity, wherein the flange abuts and is co-planar with an external surface of the truss to provide a flush appearance between the frame and the external surface of the truss, wherein the depth of the frame is significantly less than the length of the frame; and
(b) a first light member positioned within the first interior cavity of the frame; and
mounting the frame directly within the mounting hole of the truss and not within a separate structure attached to the truss such that the flange abuts and is co-planar with the external surface of the truss to provide a flush appearance between the external surface of the truss and the frame.
10. A boat trailer, comprising:
a plurality of interconnected trusses that collectively form a support structure adapted to support a boat;
a frame having a length and a depth and defining a first interior cavity, the frame having a size configured to fit within a mounting hole in a truss of the boat trailer such that the frame is recessed within the truss, the frame having a flange bordering at least a portion of the first interior cavity, wherein the flange abuts and is co-planar with an external surface of the truss to provide a flush appearance between the frame and the external surface of the truss, wherein the depth of the frame is significantly less than the length of the frame; and
a first light member positioned within the first interior cavity of the frame.