# US 2018/0023799 A1 · Illuminated mirror > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0023799 A1 - Document ID: US20180023799A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/707,445 - Filed: 2017-09-18 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-21 - Assignees: Séura, Inc. - Applicants: Séura, Inc. - Inventors: Andy C. Lumaye; Robert J. Elsing - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023799A1 ## CPC - F21V 33/0004: {Personal or domestic articles} - A45D 42/10: illuminated - A47G 1/02: Mirrors used as equipment (hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; {optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00}) - A47G 2200/08: Illumination - F21W 2131/302: for mirrors - F21Y 2107/70: on flexible or deformable supports or substrates, e.g. for changing the light source into a desired form - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An illuminated mirror includes a mirror defining a front surface and a rear surface, the mirror includes a reflective mirror portion and a translucent portion through which light can pass. A first light support surface is positioned on a rear surface side of the mirror, a second light support surface is positioned on the rear surface side of the mirror, and a gap extends between the first light support surface and the second light support surface. A light source extends from the first light support surface to the second light support surface across the gap. The light source is supported by the first light support surface and the second light support surface, and is unsupported along the gap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An illuminated mirror comprising: a mirror defining a front surface and a rear surface, the mirror includes a reflective mirror portion and a translucent portion through which light can pass; a first light support surface positioned on a rear surface side of the mirror; a second light support surface positioned on the rear surface side of the mirror; a gap extending between the first light support surface and the second light support surface; and a light source extending from the first light support surface to the second light support surface across the gap, wherein the light source is supported by the first light support surface and the second light support surface, and is unsupported along the gap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, further comprising a housing coupled to the rear surface side of the mirror. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The illuminated mirror of claim 2, wherein the housing includes the first light support and the second light support. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, further comprising a reflective element secured to the rear surface side of the mirror and positioned adjacent the translucent portion of the mirror. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, wherein the light source is coupled to a flexible substrate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The illuminated mirror of claim 5, wherein a first portion of the flexible substrate is coupled to the first light support surface, and a second portion of the flexible substrate is coupled to the second light support surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The illuminated mirror of claim 6, wherein a third portion of the flexible substrate is unsupported along the gap. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The illuminated mirror of claim 7, wherein the third portion of the flexible substrate is positioned between the first portion of the flexible substrate and the second portion of the flexible substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The illuminated mirror of claim 5, wherein the flexible substrate includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion is supported by the first light support surface, the second portion is supported by the second light support surface, and the third portion is unsupported along the gap. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The illuminated mirror of claim 9, wherein the third portion is arcuate in shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The illuminated mirror of claim 10, wherein the first portion extends along a first plane and the second portion extend along a second plane non-coplanar to the first plane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The illuminated mirror of claim 11, wherein the third portion extends between the first portion and the second portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, wherein the first light support surface is offset from the second light support surface by the gap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, wherein the first light support surface and the second light support surface are linear and non-coplanar. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The illuminated mirror of claim 1, wherein the first light support surface and the second light support surface are provided in a non-intersecting spaced relationship. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The illuminated mirror of claim 15, wherein the gap defines the space between the first light support surface and the second light support surface. ### Claim 17 An illuminated mirror comprising: a mirror defining a front surface and a rear surface, the mirror includes a reflective mirror portion and a translucent portion through which light can pass; a first surface coupled to the rear surface of the mirror; a second surface coupled to the rear surface of the mirror, the first and second surfaces being linear and non-coplanar; a non-orthogonal transition extending between the first surface and the second surface; and a light source secured to the first surface and the second surface, the light source includes a curved portion extending between the first surface and the second surface, the light source being unsecured to the transition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The illuminated mirror of claim 17, wherein the non-orthogonal transition defines a gap between the first surface and the second surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The illuminated mirror of claim 17, wherein the first surface, the second surface, and the non-orthogonal transition partially define a perimeter of a housing coupled to the rear surface of the mirror. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The illuminated mirror of claim 17, wherein the light source is coupled to a continuous flexible substrate.