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US 2006/0187670 A1Published application
Light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle
OwnerWilliam Dalton, Steven Neufegliseinventors
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A light bar contains one or more rows of light-emitting diodes (LED's) in a housing which extends across substantially the entire width of a windshield of a vehicle and is narrow in width to minimize interference with visibility through the windshield. The housing has an interior forming a channel with a throat; the throat acting as a hood which directs the illumination out of the windshield and minimizes stray light. The LED's are arranged in banks generally symmetrically arrayed about the center of the length of the housing. Two of the banks, preferably equidistant from the center, are tilted in opposite directions to each other so as to project light toward the right side and left side of the vehicle. The LED's may be illuminated continuously or in selected sequence, as established by the user with a switch on the housing. Attached to the housing in a separate compartment is another bank of LED's which may direct light inside the vehicle for use as a dome or map light. A mechanism is provided for displacing and tilting the housing and may use pivotal arms attached to the end of the housing or adjustable Z-shaped hangers attached preferably to clamps such as visor clips already on the vehicle.
A light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle, through a window of the vehicle, said window being of a width extending laterally across the window, said window being of a height extending from bottom to top of the window, said light bar comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED's) in at least one row of length corresponding substantially to the width of said window, a housing defining a channel containing said row of LED's, said channel having a throat which directs illumination from said row of LED's in a beam restricted by said throat through said window.
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A light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle through a window thereof having a width and height, comprising a housing defining a channel extending laterally, said channel having an elongated throat, a plurality of banks of LED's each having one or more rows of height less than said channel disposed in said housing facing said throat, at least one of said banks being oriented to project illumination in a different direction through said window than others of said banks.
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A light bar mountable in the interior of a vehicle comprising:
A method for providing an interior light bar for a vehicle, having a windshield comprising the steps of:
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A light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle, through a window of the vehicle, said light bar comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED's) in at least one row, a housing containing said row of LED's, illumination from said row of LED's being projectable through said window, and wherein said housing has at least one wall and opposite ends, and a back along said wall and between said ends, and wherein said wall and ends are plates of flexible material.
A light bar providing illumination from inside a vehicle, through a window of the vehicle, said light bar comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED's) in at least one row, a housing containing said row of LED's, illumination from said row of LED's being projectable through said window, and at least one member for adjustably mounting said housing with respect to said window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.