Slide-out fiber-optic illuminated vanity mirror
US5548492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q3/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vanity mirror assembly includes a relatively thin panel which can slide out from a vehicle support housing. The panel supports a mirror illuminated by a fiber-optic lighting assembly. The fiber-optic lighting assembly comprises a light source which is fixedly positioned within a vehicle housing and to which at least one or more fiber-optic cables are optically coupled and extend to the panel for directing illumination therefrom. The fiber-optic cables have a length and are flexible to allow the panel to be moved from a stored position within the vehicle housing to an extended use position. Also in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the widened ends of the fiber-optic cables have a rectangular surface textured to direct illumination outwardly in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the fiber-optic cables.
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