Securable cover for vehicle lights
First Claim
1. A cover for use in connection with one or more vehicle lights, comprising:
- a lens having an electrically activatable material in which the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights when the electrically activatable material is set to a light inhibiting state, the lens is held in a housing of the cover and wherein the housing is adapted to be releasably secured over the one or more vehicle lights;
a coupling device adapted to electrically couple, at least in part, the electrically activatable material to an electrical power source; and
an actuator adapted to set the electrically activatable material of the lens to the light inhibiting state in response to user operation such that the lens prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights to reduce the observability of the one or more vehicle lights.
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Abstract
A cover for use in connection with one or more vehicle lights is provided. A lens of the cover contains an electrically activatable material that prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from one or more of the vehicle lights when the electrically activatable material is set to a light inhibiting state. The cover may be configured to be releasably installed over one or more of the vehicle lights such as military combat vehicle lights. A coupling device electrically couples the electrically activatable material to an electrical power source. An actuator is adapted to set the electrically activatable material of the lens to the light inhibiting state in response to user operation such that the lens prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights to reduce the observability of the one or more vehicle lights.
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39 Claims
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1. A cover for use in connection with one or more vehicle lights, comprising:
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a lens having an electrically activatable material in which the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights when the electrically activatable material is set to a light inhibiting state, the lens is held in a housing of the cover and wherein the housing is adapted to be releasably secured over the one or more vehicle lights; a coupling device adapted to electrically couple, at least in part, the electrically activatable material to an electrical power source; and an actuator adapted to set the electrically activatable material of the lens to the light inhibiting state in response to user operation such that the lens prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights to reduce the observability of the one or more vehicle lights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of utilizing a cover in connection with one or more vehicle lights comprising:
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providing a lens having an electrically activatable material in which the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights when the electrically activatable material is set to a light inhibiting state; holding the lens in a housing of the cover and releasably securing the housing over the one or more vehicle lights; electrically coupling, at least in part, the electrically activatable material to an electrical power source; and switching the electrically activatable material of the lens from a light passing state to the light inhibiting state such that, in the light inhibiting state, the lens prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights to reduce observability of the one or more vehicle lights. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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