Patents Represented by Law Firm Reising, Ethington, Bernard & Perry, PLLC
  • Patent number: 5678914
    Abstract: A lighting system using piped light is provided for the cargo space of a truck. A light source mounted on the truck body is energized by the truck electrical system through a switch in the cab. Plural lighting fixtures are mounted to the roof of the truck body for illuminating the cargo space. Each lighting fixture receives light which is piped through a separate light pipe from the source to the fixture. There are two sets of lighting fixtures each of which is disposed in a linear array extending along a line from the front to the rear of the truck body. The light pipes for one set of lighting fixtures are all disposed in a first enclosure and the light pipes for the other set of lighting fixtures are all disposed within a second enclosure. Certain sections of the enclosures are provided with a transparent lens and certain light pipes within the enclosures emit side light through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Transmatic, Inc.
    Inventors: Onward K. Dealey, Ben V. Domas, Alvin D. McCauley