IP Library Granted Patent US 11,712,999
Granted Patent B2
US 11,712,999 · App. 17/852,303 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Lighted mirrors

Inventors: Yong Sun Simon Kang (Los Angeles, CA); Thomas Edward Birkert (West Hills, CA); Mark Gerard Tebbe (Ventura, CA)
Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.
B60R1/1207B60Q3/233B60Q3/76B60R1/008
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Patent No.
US 11,712,999
App. No.
17/852,303
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighted mirror having a mirror housing that contains a mirror, a seat attachment assembly for attaching the lighted mirror to a seat in a vehicle, and a light housing that contains a light source for illuminating a child in a vehicle seat.

Claims (26)

1. A lighted mirror in a vehicle, comprising:

a mirror housing containing a mirror;

a light housing disposed in the mirror housing and containing a light source, wherein the light housing directs light below a central axis of the mirror; and

an attachment assembly for securing the lighted mirror to a headrest in a vehicle, wherein the attachment assembly includes a panel having a post, which mates with a recess in the mirror housing, and wherein the attachment assembly includes adjustable straps connected to the panel.

2. The lighted mirror of claim 1 , wherein the light housing is positioned on a bottom side of the mirror housing and directs the light source to illuminate a child in a car seat.

3. The lighted mirror of claim 2 , wherein the light source is positioned on a tubular light package.

4. The lighted mirror of claim 3 , wherein the tubular light package has at least one pivot hinge that allows the tubular light package to rotate.

5. The lighted mirror of claim 4 , wherein the pivot hinge mates with a complementary recess in the light housing.

6. The lighted mirror of claim 4 , wherein the tubular light package includes a plurality of light sources.

7. The lighted mirror of claim 6 , wherein the tubular light package has a removable lens which covers the plurality of light sources.

8. A lighted mirror in a vehicle, comprising:

a mirror housing containing a mirror;

a light housing disposed at a bottom portion of the mirror housing and containing a light source, wherein the light housing directs the light source angularly downward such that any light would be emitted below a center point of reflection of the mirror; and

an attachment assembly for securing the lighted mirror to a headrest in a vehicle, wherein the light source is positioned on a tubular light package.

9. The lighted mirror of claim 8 , wherein the tubular light package has at least one pivot hinge that allows the tubular light package to rotate.

10. The lighted mirror of claim 9 , wherein the pivot hinge mates with a complementary recess in the light housing.

11. The lighted mirror of claim 9 , wherein the tubular light package includes a plurality of light sources.

12. The lighted mirror of claim 11 , wherein the tubular light package has a removable lens which covers the plurality of light sources.

13. The lighted mirror of claim 8 , wherein the attachment assembly includes a panel having a post, which mates with a recess in the mirror housing.

14. The lighted mirror of claim 13 , wherein the attachment assembly includes adjustable straps connected to the panel.

15. A lighted mirror in a vehicle, comprising:

a mirror housing containing a mirror;

a light housing disposed at a bottom portion of the mirror housing and containing a light source, wherein the light housing directs light below a central axis of the mirror such that any light would be emitted below a center point of reflection of the mirror; and

an attachment assembly for securing the lighted mirror to a headrest in a vehicle, the attachment assembly having a panel with a post, which mates with a recess in the mirror housing, and further including adjustable straps connected to the panel.

16. The lighted mirror of claim 15 , wherein the light source is positioned on a tubular light package.

17. The lighted mirror of claim 16 , wherein the tubular light package has at least one pivot hinge that allows the tubular light package to rotate.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: MUNCHKIN, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 070740/0669 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: KANG, YONG SUN SIMON; BIRKERT, THOMAS EDWARD; TEBBE, MARK GERARD
To: MUNCHKIN, INC.
Reel/Frame 061817/0369 →