Patents Represented by Law Firm Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiangiorgi & Blackstone,Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5746000
    Abstract: A headlamp position indicator device is used to denote the proper aiming position of a headlamp in an adjustable headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly includes a housing, a movable component adjustably retained in the housing, and adjustor mechanisms for aiming the movable component. The headlamp position indicator device of the present invention includes a magnet mounted on the movable component and an assembly mounted on the housing. The assembly includes a holder having a cover member mounted thereon and a position indicator mounted therebetween. The cover member has a plurality of indicia thereon. The position indicator may be a ferrous ball bearing or a pointer member. The position indicator is magnetically attracted to the magnet and moveable relative to the housing according to the position of the magnet. Once the headlamp is zeroed, a zero indicia on the cover member is moved so as to be proximate to the position indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Karl R. Schmitt