Clear tail light

• US 20030161162A1
• Filed: 09/10/2002
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tobin Tracey
• Original Assignee: Tobin Tracey
• Inventors: Tracey, Tobin
• Application Number:
  US10/238,563
• Publication Number:
  US 20030161162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/473
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/045 indicating braking

Abstract

A motorcycle taillight which is installed in the rear of a vehicle having a housing in which is mounted a conventional taillight bulb, covered by an inner lens insert having a conical dome like shape consisting of polycarbonate red material and over which is mounted an outer lens consisting of PMMA clear, translucent material including a grid diffuser portion, the housing having a panel having an interior metallized reflective surface surrounding the conventional taillight bulb, wherein said panel reflects white light when not illuminated, such the taillight presents a white/clear look when not illuminated. In particular the inner lens comprises a red colored insert formed of red colored translucent polycarbonate material formed in a dome shape is mounted to the base of the housing so as to cover the conventional taillight bulb and the conventional taillight bulb disposed within the red colored inner lens as mounted in said base is surrounded by the reflective interior metallized surface shaped in the form of a recessed cavity such that the taillight in this arrangement the will emit red colored light through the clear lens only when illuminated.

Claims

1. A taillight for a motorcycle comprising:

an asymmetrical housing having;

a base for attachment to a motorcycle taillight mount over a taillight bulb affixed to said mount for emitting white light when illuminated; and

a reflective panel having an interior metallized surface for reflecting light surrounding at least one opening for said taillight bulb and for affixing an inner lens thereto;

an outer, unitary clear lens mounted to said housing;

the inner lens comprises a dome shaped, conical insert comprising red colored translucent material to the base surrounded by reflective panel so as to cover the taillight bulb and emit red colored light when illuminated;

wherein the taillight'"'"'s light source comprises in combination the taillight bulb, the inner lens, the reflective panel and the outer lens; and

whereby when the taillight is not illuminated said panel reflects white light such the taillight presents a white/clear look and when illuminated, said clear taillight bulb in combination with the red insert and red light reflected by the reflective base emits red light through the clear, translucent lens wherein emission of red colored light when the taillight is energized is determined by the light source and not the outer lens.

2. The taillight of claim 1 wherein said outer lens is transparent except for the lens portion that includes a grid diffuser portion for diffusing light emitted.

3. The taillight of claim 1 wherein the reflective panel includes dual openings for accepting dual taillight bulbs and dual inner lenses for covering said bulbs.

4. The taillight of claim 1 wherein the inner lens insert comprising a red colored translucent material having a conical/dome like shape consisting of polycarbonate red material red insert having a conical shape mounted to the base of the taillight so as to cover the clear taillight bulb and a reflective base.

5. The taillight of claim 1 wherein the reflective panel employs a reflective surface adapted to reflect white light to augment the clear feature of the taillight when not illuminated such that the taillight in this arrangement the will emit red colored light through the clear lens only when illuminated.

6. A taillight for a motorcycle comprising:

an asymmetrical housing;

an outer lens comprising a unitary translucent lens including a grid diffuser portion mounted to said housing;

a reflective panel including a cavity having a metallic reflective surface adapted to reflect white light having at least one openings;

a inner lens comprising a red cone having a dome portion and a reflective band at the base of said dome associated with the cavity of said reflective panel; and

an illumination source enclosed by in said housing, comprising a taillight bulb mounted in said base surrounded by the reflective panel for emitting white light when illuminated, and said illumination source surrounded by the red cone of the inner lens whereby wherein the color of the light is emitted by the taillight when illuminated is determined by the light source not the outer lens.

7. The taillight device according to claim 6, wherein the light source between said lens and said housing comprises comprising a dual light source, each light source comprising a bulb mounted in said base in one of the dual openings of the reflective panel configured to emit red light, each light source having a dome shaped partially reflective surface adapted to reflect white light.

8. The taillight device to claim 6, further including a reflective panel and an appearance of the reflective surface of said panel member is visible through said clear lens when said illumination source is not projecting red colored light.

9. The taillight device to claim 6 wherein each taillight bulb is a red inner lens between said taillight bulb and the clear lens having;

permitting a white/clear look when not illuminated and for emitting a red light for night time rearward illumination or indication of stopping wherein red light emitted by the taillight when illuminated is determined by the light source not the lens.