SECURABLE COVER WITH ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATABLE LIGHT INHIBITING LENS FOR VEHICLE LIGHTS
First Claim
1. A cover for use in connection with a vehicle light, the vehicle light having a light source and a light reflector, comprising:
- a lens having an electrically activatable material switchable between a light inhibiting state and a light transmissive state, the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the vehicle light when the electrically activatable material is set to the light inhibiting state;
the lens having an area without the electrically activatable material such that visible light from the light source is able to pass through the area; and
a baffle extending from a body of the lens, the baffle comprising the electrically activatable material such that the baffle blocks a portion of the visible light that passes through the area of the lens when the electrically activatable material is in the light inhibiting state.
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Abstract
A cover for use in connection with a vehicle light having a light source and a light reflector is provided. A lens of the cover has an electrically activatable material switchable between a light inhibiting state and a light transmissive state. The electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the vehicle light when the electrically activatable material is set to the light inhibiting state. The lens has an area without having the electrically activatable material such that visible light from the light source is also to pass through the area. A baffle having the electrically activatable material extends from the body of the lens. The baffle blocks a portion of the visible light that passes through the area of the lens from traveling in certain directions when the electrically activatable material is in the light inhibiting state.
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46 Claims
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1. A cover for use in connection with a vehicle light, the vehicle light having a light source and a light reflector, comprising:
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a lens having an electrically activatable material switchable between a light inhibiting state and a light transmissive state, the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the vehicle light when the electrically activatable material is set to the light inhibiting state; the lens having an area without the electrically activatable material such that visible light from the light source is able to pass through the area; and a baffle extending from a body of the lens, the baffle comprising the electrically activatable material such that the baffle blocks a portion of the visible light that passes through the area of the lens when the electrically activatable material is in the light inhibiting state. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of utilizing a cover for use in connection with a vehicle light, the vehicle light having a light source and a light reflector, comprising:
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providing a lens having an electrically activatable material switchable between a light inhibiting state and a light transmissive state, the electrically activatable material prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the vehicle light when the electrically activatable material is set to the light inhibiting state; providing an area of the lens without the electrically activatable material such that the visible light from the light source is able to pass through the area; and extending a baffle from a body of the lens, the baffle comprising the electrically activatable material such that the baffle is adapted to block a portion of the visible light that passes through the area of the lens when the electrically activatable material is in the light inhibiting state. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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