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Support element for a motor vehicle indicating display, and a method of making it

  • US 5,673,995 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1994
  • Issued: 10/07/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A motor vehicle signal apparatus comprising a support element, an electronic circuit disposed on said support element, said electronic circuit including a plurality of components, said support element being formed from a deformable. electrically insulating material and including at least one root portion, a plurality of spaced apart fingers joined to said root portion, wherein at least some of said spaced apart fingers extend substantially in a common direction with a plurality of said fingers having their ends free and a predetermined cut length with said fingers being deformed in a manner substantially different from each other so as to define a three dimensional shape defined by the different fingers of the support, and wherein a plurality of said components are mounted on each finger, and a collimating element associated with the support element, wherein said collimating element has a three dimensional shape defined substantially by the shape of the support element.

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