referring initially to fig1 and 2 , there is shown a portion of the interior of a vehicle 10 such as an automobile and a visor assembly 20 mounted to the passenger side of the vehicle . the visor is shown in a stored position in fig1 raised against the vehicle headliner 12 and in a lowered sunblocking position covering the upper edge of the vehicle windshield 14 in fig2 . the visor is mounted to the roof of the vehicle by means of a pivot arm mounting assembly 16 which allows movement of the visor between a raised stored position shown in fig1 selected lowered use , and a sunblocking position as shown in fig2 . assembly 16 may be of the type shown in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 500 , 131 , the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference . assembly 16 also allows the visor to pivot to the side for side window protection when in a lowered position . an auxiliary visor clip 18 is provided near the end of the visor remote from pivot rod assembly 16 for providing support of the opposite end of the visor which is toward the center of the vehicle near the rearview mirror assembly 19 . the visor assembly 20 includes a first inner facing surface 22 which faces the inside of the vehicle when in a raised stored position as shown in fig1 and an opposite surface 24 which faces inwardly when the visor is rotated downwardly into a sunblocking position as shown in fig2 . the visor assembly includes a visor core 26 defining the visor body shape which is covered by an upholstery material 23 to conform the visor appearance to that of the interior of the vehicle . core 26 can be of any suitable construction such as a molded polymeric core , a foam core , or can be made of fiberboard , all constructions of which are in common commercial use . mounted within a recess 27 ( fig4 ) formed in the corner 21 of the visor core 26 is a lamp assembly 30 embodying the present invention . lamp assembly 30 is mounted to the corner area 21 of visor assembly 20 which is immediately adjacent support post 18 and toward the centerline of the vehicle immediately adjacent the rearview mirror assembly 19 ( fig1 and 2 ). the lamp assembly 30 includes a housing 32 with a teardrop - shaped bezel defining the outer decorative surface , as best seen in fig1 . housing 32 includes a deeply recessed , angled circular opening 34 for receiving a recessed lens 36 therein . adjacent the lens 36 , which focuses light from a lamp 40 away from the center of the vehicle and toward the center of the passenger area of the vehicle , is a crescent shaped push - button actuator 38 which is coupled to a two - pole , push - button switch 42 ( fig4 - 6 ). the construction of the lamp assembly and the mounting of the components therein , as best seen in fig4 and 5 , which show the reverse side of the housing 32 and the mounting of switch 42 at one end of the housing . the housing includes a peripheral trim ring 35 and an upstanding mounting ring 37 ( fig4 and 5 ) which snap fits within aperture 27 in visor core 26 . as seen in fig1 and 5 , the lens 36 is mounted at an angle inclined to the plane of the peripheral trim ring 35 of housing 32 . positioned immediately behind lens 36 is lamp 40 which is a cartridge - type commercially available 100 lumen 6 c . p . lamp commonly used in vehicle interior lighting and having one end mounted to a receiving contact clip 50 which in turn is coupled to the vehicle &# 39 ; s electrical supply by means of a ground conductor 52 shown schematically , also in fig6 which illustrates the vehicle power supply as the vehicle battery 60 . the end of lamp 40 opposite contact 50 is coupled to a second contact 54 which , as best seen in fig5 is vertically closer to trim ring 35 than contact 50 so as to mount bulb 40 at an angle inclined the same plane as lens 36 or at an angle , as best seen in fig3 of about 30 °. mounted to ring 37 of the housing is a switch housing 44 which securely holds a snap action double - pole , double - throw switch 42 therein and also serves to support one end of a reflector 62 positioned behind bulb 40 and mounted to housing 44 by means of a suitable fastener such as a screw 64 . housing 44 can be mounted to the housing ring 37 by means of one or more fastening screws 43 or preferably integrally molded therewith of a suitable polymeric material such as polycarbonate . switch 42 includes three conductors , with the center conductor 65 leading to lamp contact 54 . a second conductor 66 is coupled directly to the vehicle battery 60 as seen in fig6 while the third conductor 68 is coupled to a vehicle courtesy light switch 70 such that the lamp assembly 30 can be used either as a courtesy light activated by the opening of a vehicle door which closes switch 70 ( fig6 ) or by actuating switch 42 into the position shown in fig6 which activates the bulb and provides illumination regardless of the position of the courtesy light control switch 70 . the visor core 26 may include a heat dissipative surface 29 ( fig4 ) such as a foil sheet which is positioned over the floor of recess 27 immediately adjacent the opposite surface 24 of the visor to provide heat dissipation and sufficient room for the lamp assembly . by providing a teardrop - shaped housing with a deeply recessed angled circular opening 34 for the lens 36 , which is a plano - convex lens having a focal length of 40 mm ., illumination from lamp 40 is focused into a spot configuration . illumination is also directed away from the driver &# 39 ; s eyes by mounting the housing at the selected corner 21 of the visor immediately adjacent the rearview mirror assembly 19 . with the lamp and lens inclined toward the interior , the illumination is directed toward the passenger side of the vehicle and will not interfere with the vehicle operator . when in a raised stored position , as shown in fig1 the visor assembly 20 provides courtesy illumination for the interior of the vehicle . however , the visor 20 can be lowered from the stored position , shown in fig1 to an intermediate position rotated downwardly away from the headliner 12 any desired amount and held in such position by a torque fitting such as that disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 500 , 112 , such that the illumination from lamp 40 can be directed toward the lap area or even the floor of the vehicle if the passenger is looking for a dropped item . in all of these positions , the illumination is generally directed away from the driver &# 39 ; s eyes since it is directed by a lens from a position inclined away from the driver . the compact shape of the housing 32 allows for the integration of the switch push button 38 , which is coupled to the switch 42 in a conventional fashion , and the mounting of the lens in a compact design which will fit in today &# 39 ; s relatively thin visor constructions and yet provide a directable light which is not offensive to the driver in low ambient light conditions . the light is directable to a plurality of usable positions for the vehicle passenger . it will become apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications to the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit or scope thereof as defined by the appended claims .