Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A signal lamp for an automotive vehicle, comprising a housing, a light source approximating a white light, a transparent glass cover mounted to said housing and having an unsaturated pink color, a first light filter having an unsaturated color different from that of the cover glass mounted between said light source and said cover glass, and means for reducing the influence of the first filter on the color of the cover glass with said light source off, said means for reducing including a colorless carrier disc mounted between the cover glass and the first filter including a plurality of black, opaque sections and a collecting lens means for directing said light between said opaque sections, said carrier disc being spaced a predetermined distance from the cover glass and said means for reducing being substantially invisible when said lamp is assembled.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A signal lamp for an automotive vehicle, comprising a housing, a light source approximating a white light, a transparent glass cover mounted to said housing and having an unsaturated pink color, a first light filter having an unsaturated color different from that of the cover glass mounted between said light source and said cover glass, and means for reducing the influence of the first filter on the color of the cover glass with said light source off, said means for reducing including a colorless carrier disc mounted between the cover glass and the first filter including a plurality of black, opaque sections and a collecting lens means for directing said light between said opaque sections, said carrier disc being spaced a predetermined distance from the cover glass and said means for reducing being substantially invisible when said lamp is assembled.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The signal lamp according to claim 1, wherein the opaque sections include a plurality of stripes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The signal lamp according to claim 2, wherein in an assembled position of the signal lamp in said vehicle the stripes are vertically arranged.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The signal lamp according to claim 1 wherein the first filter extends between opposing side walls of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The signal lamp according to claim 4, wherein the walls of the housing between the cover glass and the first filter are darkened.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The signal lamp according to claim 1 wherein said housing comprises at least two side by side compartments, each compartment adapted to emanate a different visual signal, the carrier disc continuously spans across said at least two compartments.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The signal lamp according to claim 1 further comprising a second light filter which is colored by an unsaturated color different from the cover glass and the first light filter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The signal lamp according to claim 7 wherein the first and the second filter are located immediately one after the other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The signal lamp according to claim 8 wherein the first and second filters are molded immediately together.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The signal lamp according to claim 7 wherein the cover glass is pink and one of the first and second filters is blue and the other is green.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The signal lamp according to claim 7 wherein the cover glass is pink and one of the first and second filters is orange and the other is green.