Light bracket for use on truck grille
View Patent ↗A first LED lamp bracket is provided that can be fixed to an interior portion of a front grille section that is part of an engine hood assembly of a motorized vehicle. The LED lamps are located on the LED lamp bracket such that they are clearly visible through the engine hood front grille assembly. The LED lamp bracket assembly is designed such that it takes advantage of the spacing of the grille openings such that the LED lamps are visible when the LED lamp bracket is attached to the motorized vehicle. The first LED lamp bracket can be used with a 2014 Ford F150 truck. According to further aspects of the embodiments, a second LED lamp bracket assembly is provided that includes substantially identical design features, but which is fitted to a 2015 Ford F150 truck.
1. A lamp bracket assembly ( 100 , 500 ) for use with a motorized vehicle fashioned from a sheet of material, the lamp bracket assembly comprising:
a top, substantially flat portion ( 114 , 514 );
a left side ( 110 , 510 );
a right side ( 112 , 512 ); and
three lamp holding protrusions ( 102 , 502 ), of substantially isosceles triangle shape, located at a bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, each of the three lamp holding protrusions including respective lamp mounting holes ( 104 , 504 ), the location of the lamp holding holes and dimensions of the three lamp holding protrusions being such that to cause lamps ( 118 ) located in respective ones of the lamp holding holes to be visible through grille openings located on a hood assembly of the motorized vehicle when the lamp bracket assembly is attached to the grille of the motorized vehicle.
2. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of lamp bracket assembly mounting holes ( 106 ) located such that their position on the lamp bracket assembly provides for the lamp bracket assembly to be mounted on the motorized vehicle to allow the lamps to be visible through grille openings on the hood assembly of the motorized vehicle.
3. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of lamp bracket assembly mounting holes ( 106 ) comprises:
a slot, wherein each of the slots is characterized by a long dimension of about 0.875″ substantially parallel with the top, substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly and the slot further characterized by a short dimension of about 0.313″ substantially perpendicular to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
first and second slots are located about 11.688″ from each other, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the first and second slot are located about 0.594″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly.
4. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 1 , further comprising
a bottom portion ( 116 ), the bottom portion being substantially parallel to the substantially flat top portion, and wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions are substantially equidistantly located from each other at a distance of about 6.781″, protrude outwardly in a planar manner from the bottom portion, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the two substantially similar length sides of the lamp holding protrusions are formed at an angle of about 30° with respect to a base side of the isosceles shaped lamp holding protrusion that is also substantially parallel to, and in line with, the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions has a height of about 1.236″ in reference to the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly.
5. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 4 , wherein
each of the respective lamp mounting holes ( 104 ) are located about on a center line of their respective lamp holding protrusion, at a distance of about 1.938″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and
are substantially equidistantly located at about a distance of about 6.781″ from each other, and still further wherein
the bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusion is formed at an angle of about 120°, with a radius of about 0.625″.
6. The lamp bracket assembly of claim 5 , wherein
the left side is substantially parallel to the right side, and each of the left and right sides are substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
the lamp bracket assembly is about 18″ in length, and further wherein
a height of the lamp bracket assembly, as measured from the top portion to each of the bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusions is about 2.736″, and still further wherein
a distance from the top portion to the bottom portion is about 1.5″, and still further wherein
a diameter of each of the lamp mounting holes is about 0.75″.
7. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the motorized vehicle comprises:
a 2014 Ford F150 pickup truck.
8. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pair of second bracket mounting holes, wherein
each of the first and second bracket mounting holes are located about 11.686″ apart from each, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the pair of second bracket mounting holes are located about 1.125″ from the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the pair of second bracket mounting holes are about 0.375″ in diameter.
9. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the motorized vehicle is selected from the group consisting of 2014 Ford Platinum, Limited, and King Ranch model F150s.
10. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lamp lighting harness assembly that includes
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) lamps,
a plurality of wires carrying direct current voltage and return ground to each of the LED lamps, and further wherein
the lamp harness assembly can connect each of the LED lamps to a first processor based controller, wherein the controller is adapted to cause the LED lamps to illuminate in certain patterns.
11. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more lamp bracket mounting tabs ( 518 ), wherein,
each of the one or more lamp bracket mounting tabs includes at least one lamp bracket assembly mounting openings ( 506 ) located such that their position on the lamp bracket assembly provides for the lamp bracket assembly to be mounted on the motorized vehicle to allow the lamps to be visible through grille openings on the hood assembly of the motorized vehicle.
12. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of lamp bracket assembly mounting openings ( 506 ) comprises:
a slot, wherein each of the slots is characterized by a long dimension of about 0.875″ substantially perpendicular to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly and the slot further characterized by a short dimension of about 0.5″ substantially parallel to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
the first and second slots are located about 9.0″ from each other and substantially symmetrically about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the first and second slots are located about 0.6875″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly.
13. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 11 , wherein each of the lamp bracket mounting tabs
has an upper radius of about 0.625″,
a height of about 1.375″,
a width of about 1.5″,
are located at a distance of about 9.0″ from each other,
are substantially symmetrically located about a centerline of the lamp bracket assembly, and
are substantially equidistantly located from respective left and right sides ( 510 , 512 ).
14. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 1 , further comprising
a bottom portion ( 516 ), the bottom portion substantially parallel to the substantially flat top portion, and wherein
the lamp holding protrusions are substantially equidistantly located from each other, protruding in a planar manner from the bottom portion, at about 5.375″, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the two substantially similar length sides of the lamp holding protrusions are formed at an angle of about 30° with respect to a base side of the isosceles shaped lamp holding protrusion that is also substantially parallel to, and in line with, the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions has a height of about 1.25″ in reference to the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly.
15. The lamp bracket assembly according claim 14 , wherein
each of the respective lamp holding holes ( 504 ) are located on a center line of their respective lamp holding protrusion, and
are substantially equidistantly located from each other at a distance of about 5.375″, and still further wherein
the bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusion is formed at an angle of about 120°, with a radius of about 0.875″.
16. The lamp bracket assembly of claim 15 , wherein
the left side is substantially parallel to the right side, and each of the left and right sides are substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
the lamp bracket assembly is about 16″ in length, and further wherein
a height of the lamp bracket assembly, as measured from the top portion to each of the lamp holding protrusions is about 2.0″, and still further wherein
a distance from the top portion to the bottom portion is about 0.75″, and still further wherein
a distance from the top portion to a center of each of the lamp mounting holes is about 1.125″, and still further wherein,
a diameter of each of the lamp mounting holes is about 0.75″.
17. The lamp bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the motorized vehicle comprises:
a 2015 Ford F150 pickup truck.
18. A lamp bracket assembly ( 100 ) for use with a motorized vehicle fashioned from a sheet of material, the lamp bracket assembly comprising:
a top, substantially flat portion ( 114 );
a left side ( 110 );
a right side ( 112 ), and wherein
the left side is substantially parallel to the right side, and each of the left and right sides are substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the lamp bracket assembly is about 18″ in length;
three lamp holding protrusions ( 102 ) of substantially isosceles triangle shape, located at a bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, each of the three lamp holding protrusions including respective lamp mounting holes ( 104 ), the location of the lamp holding holes and dimensions of the three lamp holding protrusions being such that to cause lamps ( 118 ) located in respective ones of the lamp holding holes to be visible through grille openings located on a hood assembly of the motorized vehicle when the lamp bracket assembly is attached to the grille of the motorized vehicle;
two first bracket mounting holes ( 106 ) located such that their position on the lamp bracket assembly provides for the lamp bracket assembly to be mounted on the motorized vehicle to allow the lamps to be visible through grille openings on the hood assembly of the motorized vehicle, wherein
each of the pair of first bracket mounting holes ( 106 ) comprises a slot, wherein each of the slots is characterized by a long dimension of about 0.875″ substantially parallel with the top, substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly and the slot further characterized by a short dimension of about 0.313″ substantially perpendicular to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
first and second slots are located about 11.688″ from each other, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the first and second slot are located about 0.594″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
the pair of first mounting holes is adapted to mount the lamp bracket assembly to a 2014 Ford F150 truck;
a bottom portion ( 116 ), the bottom portion being substantially parallel to the substantially flat top portion, and a distance from the top portion to the bottom portion is about 1.5″, and wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions are substantially equidistantly located from each other at a distance of about 6.781″, protrude outwardly in a planar manner from the bottom portion, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the two substantially similar length sides of the lamp holding protrusions are formed at an angle of about 30° with respect to a base side of the isosceles shaped lamp holding protrusion that is also substantially parallel to, and in line with, the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions has a height of about 1.236″ in reference to the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and still further wherein
each of the respective lamp mounting holes ( 104 ) are located about on a center line of their respective lamp holding protrusion, at a distance of about 1.938″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and
are substantially equidistantly located at about a distance of about 6.781″ from each other, and wherein
each of the lamp mounting holes has a diameter of about 0.75″ and still further wherein
the bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusion is formed at an angle of about 120°, with a radius of about 0.625″, and a height of the lamp bracket assembly, as measured from the top portion to a bottommost portion of each of the lamp holding protrusions is about 2.736″;
a lamp lighting harness assembly ( 200 ) that includes
three light emitting diodes (LEDs) lamps, and
a plurality of wires carrying direct current voltage and return ground to each of the three LED lamps; and
a pair of second bracket mounting holes ( 107 ), wherein
the pair of second bracket mounting holes are located about 11.686″ apart from each, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the pair of second bracket mounting holes are located about 1.125″ from the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the pair of second bracket mounting holes are about 0.375″ in diameter, and wherein
the pair of second bracket mounting holes are adapted to mount the lamp bracket assembly to a motorized vehicle selected from the group consisting of 2014 Ford Platinum, Limited, and King Ranch model F150s, such that when so mounted using the second bracket mounting holes, the location of the lamp holding holes and dimensions of the three lamp holding protrusions are such that the lamps ( 118 ) located in respective ones of the lamp holding holes are visible through grille openings located on a hood assembly of one of the group of motorized vehicles when the lamp bracket assembly is attached to the grille of one of the motorized vehicles.
19. A lamp bracket assembly ( 500 ) for use with a motorized vehicle fashioned from a sheet of material, the bracket assembly comprising:
a top, substantially flat portion ( 514 );
a left side ( 510 );
a right side ( 512 ), and wherein
the left side is substantially parallel to the right side, and each of the left and right sides are substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the lamp bracket assembly is about 16″ in length;
three lamp holding protrusions ( 502 ) of substantially isosceles triangle shape, located at a bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, each of the three lamp holding protrusions including respective lamp mounting holes ( 504 ), the location of the lamp holding holes and dimensions of the three lamp holding protrusions being such that to cause lamps ( 118 ) located in respective ones of the lamp holding holes to be visible through grille openings located on a hood assembly of the motorized vehicle when the lamp bracket assembly is attached to the grille of the motorized vehicle;
two lamp bracket mounting tabs ( 518 ), wherein,
each of the one or more lamp bracket mounting tabs includes at least one lamp bracket assembly mounting openings ( 506 ) located such that their position on the lamp bracket assembly provides for the lamp bracket assembly to be mounted on the motorized vehicle to allow the lamps to be visible through grille openings on the hood assembly of the motorized vehicle, and wherein each of the plurality of lamp bracket assembly mounting openings ( 506 ) comprises
a slot, wherein each of the slots is characterized by a long dimension of about 0.875″ substantially perpendicular to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly and the slot further characterized by a short dimension of about 0.5″ substantially parallel to the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
the first and second slots are located about 9.0″ from each other and substantially symmetrically about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the first and second slots are located about 0.6875″ from the top substantially flat portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein each of the two lamp bracket mounting tabs
has an upper radius of about 0.625″,
a height of about 1.375″,
a width of about 1.5″,
are substantially symmetrically located about a centerline of the lamp bracket assembly, and
are substantially equidistantly located from respective left and right sides ( 510 , 512 ), and wherein
the two lamp bracket mounting tabs are adapted to mount the lamp bracket assembly to a 2015 Ford F150 truck; and
a bottom portion ( 516 ), the bottom portion substantially parallel to the substantially flat top portion, and wherein
each of the three lamp holding protrusions are substantially equidistantly located at a distance of about 2.375″ from each other, protrude outwardly in a planar manner from the bottom portion, and are substantially symmetrically located about a center line of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
the two substantially similar length sides of the lamp holding protrusions are formed at an angle of about 30° with respect to a base side of the isosceles shaped lamp holding protrusion that is also substantially parallel to, and in line with, the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and further wherein
each of the lamp holding protrusions has a height of about 1.25″ in reference to the bottom portion of the lamp bracket assembly, and wherein
each of the respective lamp holding holes ( 504 ) are located on a center line of their respective lamp holding protrusion, and
are substantially equidistantly located from each other at a distance of about 5.375″, and still further wherein
the bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusion is formed at an angle of about 120°, with a radius of about 0.875″, and further wherein
a height of the lamp bracket assembly, as measured from the top portion to each of a bottommost portion of the lamp holding protrusions is about 2.0″, and still further wherein
a distance from the top portion to the bottom portion is about 0.75″, and still further wherein
a distance from the top portion to a center of each of the lamp mounting holes is about 1.125″, and still further wherein,
a diameter of each of the lamp mounting holes is about 0.75″; and
a lamp lighting harness assembly ( 600 ) that includes
three light emitting diodes (LEDs) lamps, and
a plurality of wires carrying direct current voltage and return ground to each of the three LED lamps.