Slim profile light assembly for an exterior vehicle mirror
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1. A slim profile lighting assembly for an exterior rearview mirror comprising:
- a light transmissive panel disposed on an exterior side of a mirror housing;
a flat woven fiber optic web carried by said housing adjacent said light transmissive panel; and
,a light source connected to said fiber optic web for channeling light through said fiber optic web so that light emitted from said fiber optic web passes through said light transmissive panel.
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A slim profile lighting assembly for an exterior rearview mirror comprising a light transmissive panel disposed on an exterior side of a mirror housing; a flat woven fiber optic web carried by said housing adjacent said light transmissive panel; and, a light source connected to said fiber optic web for channeling light through said fiber optic web so that light emitted from said fiber optic web passes through said light transmissive panel.
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1. A slim profile lighting assembly for an exterior rearview mirror comprising:
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a light transmissive panel disposed on an exterior side of a mirror housing; a flat woven fiber optic web carried by said housing adjacent said light transmissive panel; and
,a light source connected to said fiber optic web for channeling light through said fiber optic web so that light emitted from said fiber optic web passes through said light transmissive panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A slim profile lighting assembly for an exterior rearview mirror comprising:
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a reflector carried on an exterior side of an opaque mirror housing; a flat woven fiber optic web disposed on an exterior side of said mirror housing between said reflector and said mirror housing for emitting light to backlight said reflector; a light source disposed in an interior of said mirror housing for providing light to said fiber optic web; and
,a first distal end of said fiber optic web extending through said mirror housing and including a fiber optic cable interconnecting said light source and said fiber optic web for channeling light to said fiber optic web to backlight said reflector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A slim profile lighting assembly for an exterior rearview mirror comprising:
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a light transmissive panel carried by a mirror housing; a flat woven fiber optic web disposed behind said light transmissive panel for emitting light through said light transmissive panel; a first light source connected to a first distal end of said fiber optic web; and
,a second light source connected to a second distal end of said fiber optic web; wherein said first and second light source cooperate to channel light through said fiber optic web so that light emitted from said fiber optic web passes through said light transmissive panel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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