Bi-color license plate frame
US8466620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/105
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bi-color license plate frame, for surrounding a license plate of a vehicle, comprises a rectangular body comprising an aperture that is adapted to show a license plate, and a wall defining a hollow frame space inside the wall, a plurality of light-emitting elements contained in the frame space, and a controller that is electrically connected to the light-emitting elements and that controls the light intensity of the light-emitting elements according to the braking status of the vehicle. The wall of the rectangular body is translucent to the light of the light-emitting elements, and comprises a light diffusion layer, whereby surface illumination is provided when the light-emitting elements are turned on. Bi-color may include metal look and color emitted by the light-emitting elements, or red or black color of the light-diffusion layer and color emitted by the light-emitting elements.
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