Filtered light
OwnerPaul D. Kolarinventor
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Abstract
Filtered lights reduce the blinding effect of vehicle headlights on oncoming traffic. A reflector has a bulb socket protruding from its rear and a filter housing attached to its front. A plurality of hollow, opaque tubes are arranged so that light cannot penetrate between them, and their sidewalls are attached to one another and to the sidewall of the filter housing. One end of the tubes, and one end of the filter housing, is attached to a transparent shield. Light beams emitted from a light bulb inserted into the bulb socket are reflected by the reflector through the tubes and shield to focus them on an illuminated area.
Claims7
A filtered light comprising:
- a reflector having a front and a rear;
- a bulb socket attached to said rear of said reflector;
- a light bulb having opposing ends with one end inserted into said bulb socket;
- a filter housing having opposing ends and a sidewall with one end attached to said front of said reflector;
- a plurality of hollow, opaque tubes having a sidewall with said sidewalls attached to one another and to said sidewall of said filter housing;
- and
- shield attached to said opposing end of said filter housing.
A light filter comprising:
- a filter housing having a sidewall and opposing ends;
- a plurality of hollow, opaque tubes having a sidewall with said sidewalls attached to one another and to said sidewall of said filter housing;
- and
- shield attached to one of said opposing ends of said filter housing.
A light filter comprising:
- a filter housing having a sidewall and opposing ends;
- and
- a plurality of hollow, opaque tubes having a sidewall with said sidewalls attached to one another and to said sidewall of said filter housing;
- wherein said filter housing is adapted to fit a standard automobile headlight.
In combination with a headlight, including a reflector having a front, the improvement which comprises:
- a filter housing having opposing ends and a sidewall with one end attached to said front of said reflector;
- a plurality of hollow, opaque tubes having a sidewall with said sidewalls attached to one another and to said sidewall of said filter housing;
- and
- shield attached to said opposing end of said filter housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.