IP Library Granted Patent US 10,166,941
Granted Patent B1
US 10,166,941 · App. 15/860,550 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Light housing for mounting light on bumper of automobile

Inventor: Mingfa Yang (Calabasas, CA)
Assignees: WARNER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS CORP.; PARAMOUNT AUTOMOTIVE RESTYLING INC.
B60R19/50B60Q1/26B60R2019/505
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,166,941
App. No.
15/860,550
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A light housing for installing a light on a bumper of an automobile. It includes a cylindrical member with a front opening which has a shape defined by an intersection of the cylinder with a first plane that is non-perpendicular to a cylindrical axis of the cylinder, and an oval shaped mounting ring joined to the cylindrical member at the front opening. The mounting ring had a backward extending outer rim, the outer rim having a shape that conforms to a second plane which is parallel to the first plane. When mounted on the bumper, the backward extending outer rim presses against the bumper surface. The light housing is designed such that when mounted, the axial direction of the cylindrical member forms a predefined angle relative to the forward direction of the automobile, e.g. parallel to the forward direction.

Claims (5)

1. A light housing adapted to be installed on a bumper of an automobile, comprising:

a cylindrical member, the cylindrical member defining an inner surface having a shape of a round cylinder, with a front opening which has a shape defined by an intersection of the inner surface with a first plane that is non-perpendicular to a cylindrical axis of the cylinder; and

a mounting ring joined to the cylindrical member at the front opening, the mounting ring having an oval shape as view in a direction perpendicular to the first plane, the mounting ring having an outer rim which is located outside of the cylindrical member and extends toward a back end of the cylindrical member, the outer rim having a shape that conforms to a second plane which is parallel to the first plane.

2. The light housing of claim 1 , wherein the mounting ring includes a plurality of screw receiving structures have pre-formed holes, located between the cylindrical member and the outer rim.

3. The light housing of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical member and the mounting ring are formed integrally of a plastic material.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: WARNER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
To: PARAMOUNT RESTYLING AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Reel/Frame 067035/0585 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: PARAMOUNT RESTYLING AUTOMOTIVE INC.; WARNER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
To: INDUSTRIAL FUNDING GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 058165/0531 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2018
From: YANG, MINGFA
To: WARNER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS CORP.; PARAMOUNT AUTOMOTIVE RESTYLING INC.
Reel/Frame 044985/0718 →