US3569961A - Signalling indicator lens for motor vehicles - Google Patents

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US3569961A
US3569961A US815539A US3569961DA US3569961A US 3569961 A US3569961 A US 3569961A US 815539 A US815539 A US 815539A US 3569961D A US3569961D A US 3569961DA US 3569961 A US3569961 A US 3569961A
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Jacques Ricard
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/02—Refractors for light sources of prismatic shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/26—Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S43/235 - F21S43/255

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  • Each ridge may comprise a side perpendicular to the light rays, the light passing through this side without deflection in order to strike the side located on the conical surface which constitutes a side of total reflection.
  • FIG. it) illustrates the distribution of the different areas of illumination in a predetennined plane in front of the indicator.

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  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
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USD316230S (en) 1988-07-07 1991-04-16 Munoz Antonio J Auxiliary automobile brake light
US6141046A (en) * 1994-10-25 2000-10-31 Roth; Stephen Anthony Electronic camera having an illuminator with dispersing ring lens
WO2001073677A2 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-10-04 United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. Illumination system for use in imaging moving articles
USD797329S1 (en) * 2016-01-10 2017-09-12 SpeedTech Lights, Inc. Light bar optical lens
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US2850716A (en) * 1956-03-19 1958-09-02 George W Smale Attention arresting signal light

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US1942136A (en) * 1927-01-12 1934-01-02 Gen Railway Signal Co Light signal lens
US2850716A (en) * 1956-03-19 1958-09-02 George W Smale Attention arresting signal light

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USD316230S (en) 1988-07-07 1991-04-16 Munoz Antonio J Auxiliary automobile brake light
US6141046A (en) * 1994-10-25 2000-10-31 Roth; Stephen Anthony Electronic camera having an illuminator with dispersing ring lens
WO2001073677A2 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-10-04 United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. Illumination system for use in imaging moving articles
US6352349B1 (en) 2000-03-24 2002-03-05 United Parcel Services Of America, Inc. Illumination system for use in imaging moving articles
USD797329S1 (en) * 2016-01-10 2017-09-12 SpeedTech Lights, Inc. Light bar optical lens
USD797328S1 (en) * 2016-01-10 2017-09-12 SpeedTech Lights, Inc. Light bar optical lens

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