Signaling assembly
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1. A signaling assembly, comprising:
- a reflective substrate having opposite first and second surfaces;
an electromagnetic radiation emitter for emitting visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation and which is borne by the second surface of the reflective substrate; and
a light channeling assembly positioned near the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and which directs the emitted visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation in a direction where it may be viewed from a location which is forward of one of the first and/or second surfaces of the reflective substrate.
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Abstract
A signaling assembly is disclosed and which includes a reflective substrate having opposite first and second surfaces; an electromagnetic radiation emitter for emitting visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation and which is borne by the second surface of the reflective substrate; and a light channeling assembly positioned near the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and which directs the emitted visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation in a direction where it may be viewed from a location which is forward of one of the first and/or second surfaces of the reflective substrate.
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32 Claims
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1. A signaling assembly, comprising:
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a reflective substrate having opposite first and second surfaces;
an electromagnetic radiation emitter for emitting visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation and which is borne by the second surface of the reflective substrate; and
a light channeling assembly positioned near the electromagnetic radiation emitter, and which directs the emitted visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation in a direction where it may be viewed from a location which is forward of one of the first and/or second surfaces of the reflective substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A signaling assembly, comprising:
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a housing having a sidewall which defines an internal cavity, and first and second apertures;
a reflective substrate having opposite, first and second surfaces, and a peripheral edge, and which further partially occludes the first aperture that is defined by the housing, and wherein a gap is defined between the reflective substrate and the sidewall;
a translucent substrate disposed in substantially occluding relation relative to the second aperture;
an electromagnetic radiation emitter mounted on the second surface of the reflective substrate and which, when energized, emits visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation having first and second portions, and wherein the second portion of the visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation passes through the translucent substrate; and
a light channeling assembly disposed, at least in part, against the sidewall of the housing, and which reflects the first portion of the visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation through the gap which is defined between the sidewall and the reflective substrate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A signaling assembly, comprising:
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a housing having a sidewall defining an internal cavity and first and second apertures;
a reflective substrate having a peripheral edge, and which is disposed in substantially occluding relation relative to first aperture; and
an electromagnetic radiation emitter borne by the reflective substrate and emitting visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation into the cavity, and wherein a first portion of the visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation passes around the peripheral edge of the reflective substrate and forms a first visibly discernible signal which can be seen from a first position, and a second portion of the visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation passes through the second aperture and forms a second visibly discernible signal which can be seen from a second location, and wherein the first and second locations are angularly displaced one relative to the other by greater than about 90 degrees.
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18. A signaling assembly for an overland vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror housing borne by the overland vehicle and which can be visibly discerned from a first position which is located laterally and rearwardly of the overland vehicle, and a second position which is located laterally and forwardly of the overland vehicle;
a mirror having a peripheral edge, and which is borne by the mirror housing; and
a light emitting assembly borne by the housing, and which emits light which passes between the mirror and the mirror housing to form a first visibly discernible signal which can be viewed from the first location, and which further passes through the housing to form a second visibly discernible signal which can be viewed from the second location.
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19. A signaling assembly, comprising:
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a mirror housing having a sidewall defining an internal cavity and first and second apertures;
a reflective substrate having a peripheral edge, and which is disposed in partially occluding relation relative to the first aperture;
an electromagnetic radiation emitter borne by the reflective substrate, and located within the internal cavity of the housing, and which, when energized, emits visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which passes through the second aperture and which can be visibly discerned from a location at a distance from the mirror housing; and
a light channeling assembly positioned in the internal cavity and adjacent to the electromagnetic radiation emitter and which directs visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation through the second aperture and which further substantially impedes emitted visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation from passing around the peripheral edge of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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