TRIM COMPONENT WITH CONCEALED INDICIUM
First Claim
1. A component of an actuatable apparatus, the component comprising:
- a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area;
an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and positioned behind the selected area; and
an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area, a portion of the opaque indicia coating defining a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern;
wherein the pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern.
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Abstract
A component of an actuatable apparatus includes a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area, an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area. The illumination source is positioned behind the selected area. A portion of the opaque indicia coating defines a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern. The pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern.
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23 Claims
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1. A component of an actuatable apparatus, the component comprising:
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a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area; an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and positioned behind the selected area; and an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area, a portion of the opaque indicia coating defining a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern; wherein the pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of fabricating an actuatable apparatus for selectively revealing and concealing a pattern associated with a component, the method comprising:
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selecting a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area; positioning an illumination source behind the selected area, the illumination source being actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state; applying an opaque indicia coating over the selected area; adapting a portion of the opaque indicia coating to define a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than a portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern; and implementing at least one of actuating the illumination source into the illuminated state to transmit light through the pattern to reveal the pattern, and actuating the illumination source into the non-illuminated state to conceal the pattern.
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