Back-lit license plate
OwnerGene Rogeroinventor
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Abstract
A back-lit license plate for motor vehicles that includes a license plate that is at least partially translucent and which serves as a medium for carrying standard license plate information. A lighting source is positioned behind the license plate and when illuminated, operates to transmit light through the translucent portions of the license plate in such a manner that the carried license plate information can be perceived by a human eye in the dark. A diffuser between the lighting source and license plate may be used for distribution of the light energy.
Claims16
A back-lit license plate for motor vehicles comprising:
- a license plate that is at least partially translucent and which serves as a medium for carrying standard license plate information;
- and
- a lighting source that is positioned behind the license plate and when illuminated, operates to transmit light through the translucent portions of the license plate in such a manner that the carried license plate information can be perceived by a human eye in the dark.
A back-lit license plate holder for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an at least partially translucent license plate on which vehicle registration information is conveyed;
- a lighting assembly that can be connected directly to an electrical system of the motor vehicle, the assembly comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LED) with in-line resistors;
- a light diffuser interposed between the lighting assembly and the translucent license plate;
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- a base for supporting the LED's, the license plate and the diffuser so that the license plate is back-lit.
A method for modifying the license plate structure of an existing motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- removing the standard license plate;
- installing a back-lit license plate assembly including an at least partially translucent license plate and a lighting assembly configured to emit light energy through the at least partially translucent license plate;
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- connecting the lighting assembly to the electrical system of the existing motor vehicle that is used to control the lighting to the standard license plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.