Headlamp assembly

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 wherein the inner surfaces of said upper and lower walls are coated with a material of the same color as said desired color.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 wherein the metallic film has a thickness less than 1000 Angstroms.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 wherein the metallic film has a thickness in the range 400-800 Angstroms.

Claim 6

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a clear colorless lens, said headlamp assembly including a housing having a parabolic reflector portion provided with a concave inner surface and a focal point a light source located at the focal point of said parabolic reflector portion for providing a desired amount of light, the concave inner surface of said parabolic reflector portion being coated with a basecoat of a particular color, a reflective metallic coating having a thickness in the range of 400-800 Angstroms covering said basecoat so as to allow the color of said basecoat to be seen without preventing the desired amount of light from being reflected by said parabolic reflector portion through said lens.

Claim 7

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a clear colorless lens, said headlamp assembly including a housing having a parabolic reflector portion provided with a concave inner surface and a focal point a light source located at the focal point of said parabolic reflector portion for providing a desired amount of light, the concave inner surface of said parabolic reflector portion being coated with a basecoat of a particular color, a reflective metallic coating having a thickness in the range of 400-800 Angstroms covering said basecoat so as to allow the color of said basecoat to be seen without preventing the desired amount of light from being reflected by said parabolic reflector portion through said lens.

Claim 8

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle defined by the outer panel portions of said motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a colorless lens, said housing being generally rectangular in configuration and having a cavity therein defined by a flat lower wall, a flat upper wall and a parabolic reflector, said upper wall and said lower wall each having an inner surface, a source of light carried by said parabolic reflector, a shield having an outer surface surrounding said light source, the outer surface of said shield being coated with a material having a particular color, and the inner surfaces of said lower wall and of said upper wall being coated with a material having a color which is the same as the color of said outer surface of said shield so when said light source is not illuminated the parabolic reflector reflects the color of said shield and together with the color of the inner surfaces of said lower and upper walls causes said len to appear to the observer to be the same color as said panel portion.

Claim 9

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle defined by the outer panel portions of said motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a colorless lens, said housing being generally rectangular in configuration and having a cavity therein defined by a flat lower wall, a flat upper wall and a parabolic reflector, said upper wall and said lower wall each having an inner surface, a source of light carried by said parabolic reflector, a shield having an outer surface surrounding said light source, the outer surface of said shield being coated with a material having a particular color, and the inner surfaces of said lower wall and of said upper wall being coated with a material having a color which is the same as the color of said outer surface of said shield so when said light source is not illuminated the parabolic reflector reflects the color of said shield and together with the color of the inner surfaces of said lower and upper walls causes said len to appear to the observer to be the same color as said panel portion.

Claim 10

The headlamp assembly of claim 6 wherein said parabolic reflector is coated with a basecoat of the same color as the color of said shield and said upper and lower walls, and said basecoat is covered by a semi-transparent metallic film for allowing the color of the basecoat to be seen without preventing adequate light emitted by said light source from being reflected by said parabolic reflector portion.

Claim 11

The headlamp assembly of claim 6 wherein said lens includes rearwardly extending upper and lower sections and a pair of laterally spaced side sections each having an outer surface, and the outer surface of each of said sections being coated with an material of the same color as said particular color.

Claim 12

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle defined by the outer panel portions of said motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a colorless lens, said housing being generally rectangular in configuration and having a cavity therein defined by a flat lower wall, a flat upper wall and a parabolic reflector, said lower wall and said upper wall each having an inner surface, a source of light carried by said parabolic reflector, said parabolic reflector having a metallic film thereon for reflecting the light rays emitted by said light source, a shield surrounding said light source and having an outer surface, the outer surface of said shield being coated with a material having a particular color, a transparent coat of material covering said metallic film on said parabolic reflector that is tinted with the same color as said particular color, and the inner surfaces of said lower wall and of said upper wall being coated with a material having a color which is the same as the color of said outer surface of said shield so when said light source is not illuminated the parabolic reflector reflects the color of said shield and together with the color of the inner surfaces of said lower and upper walls and said tinted top coat causes said len to appear to the observer to be the same color as said panel portion.

Claim 13

A headlamp assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a motor vehicle defined by the outer panel portions of said motor vehicle, said headlamp assembly including a housing closed by a colorless lens, said housing being generally rectangular in configuration and having a cavity therein defined by a flat lower wall, a flat upper wall and a parabolic reflector, said lower wall and said upper wall each having an inner surface, a source of light carried by said parabolic reflector, said parabolic reflector having a metallic film thereon for reflecting the light rays emitted by said light source, a shield surrounding said light source and having an outer surface, the outer surface of said shield being coated with a material having a particular color, a transparent coat of material covering said metallic film on said parabolic reflector that is tinted with the same color as said particular color, and the inner surfaces of said lower wall and of said upper wall being coated with a material having a color which is the same as the color of said outer surface of said shield so when said light source is not illuminated the parabolic reflector reflects the color of said shield and together with the color of the inner surfaces of said lower and upper walls and said tinted top coat causes said len to appear to the observer to be the same color as said panel portion.