US 4,792,884 A · Illuminated vanity mirror visor

Abstract

An illuminated vanity mirror visor includes a light-transmitting housing which allows the utilization of a single light source such as a bulb which can be located behind the mirror to transmit light to opposite sides of the mirror through integral lenses for directing the light outwardly for use of the mirror in low ambient light conditions. The light-transmitting housing includes opposed spaced and curved light collecting surfaces at legs which extend towards opposite ends of the housing and terminate in integrally molded lens. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the light source mounted between the facing spaced surfaces of the light-transmitting housing is rotatably mounted and includes multi-colored surfaces such that the color temperature of the light can be varied to provide different lighting effects for the user.

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Dependent claims

A light-transmitting housing for use in connection with an illuminated vanity mirror, said housing comprising:

a generally rectangular integrally molded body of light-transmissive material including lenses formed on opposite ends thereof with surfaces extending along a first surface of said body, said body further including light reflective facet means behind each of said lens means and formed in a surface of said body opposite said first surface, said body further including gap means formed centrally therein and having generally curved facing spaced edges for permitting the positioning of a light source in alignment between said edges, wherein each of said edges includes a surface which is rounded in a plane extending orthogonally to said curved edges bordering said gap means and communicating with said facet means and each of said lens means by means of integral legs such that light from a substantially point light source positioned in said gap between said opposed surfaces will be efficiently transmitted for radiation outwardly from said lens means.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Illuminated vanity mirror visor

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Illuminated vanity mirror visor

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Abstract

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