Illumination – Light source and modifier – Including translucent or transparent modifier
Reexamination Certificate
1998-04-28
2001-11-06
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Light source and modifier
Including translucent or transparent modifier
C362S311040, C362S509000, C362S455000, C362S433000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06312145
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Discussion of Background
Seasoned hunters and specialized military personnel understand the need to cover their vehicles with paint and materials that blends into the surrounding environment. Coverage of the vehicles lights with a camouflage material is especially important so that the reflection and/or glint from the lights will not give away a position. Therefore, it is important to the success of the person desiring not to be seen to effectively cover or camouflage the lights of the vehicles and other transportation devices.
2. Field of the Invention
Basically, the present invention relates to camouflage light covers for vehicles and other transportation devices. In more detail, the present invention relates to camouflage covers that attach to the headlights, tail lights, signal lights, and navigating lights of vehicles and other transportation devices.
The present invention relates to lens covers, blinds, shades, and the like and more particularly pertains to a new Camouflage Light Cover for offering a device which disguises headlights and lenses of a vehicle such as a military vehicle, hunting vehicle, ATV, or the like. The main purpose for the inventive device is for unlit lights or lights that are not in current use, where the inventive device is for taking away reflections from other light sources that happen to shine on the head light lens(lenses) or other lenses, therefore preventing revelation of location which in turn is vital to the conduction of tactical military maneuvers. The inventive device substantially eliminates or reduces glint and reflection from headlight lenses and the like.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The use of lens covers, blinds, shades, and the like is known in the prior art. More specifically, lens covers, blinds, shades, and the like heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art lens covers, blinds, shades, and the like include U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,609; U.S. Pat. No. 5,521,655; U.S. Pat. No. 5,055,982; U.S. Pat. No. 4,894,761; U.S. Pat. No. 4,715,702; U.S. Pat. No. 4,439,817; U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,872; U.S. Pat. No. 4,225,904; U.S. Pat. No. 3,696,238; U.S. Pat. No. 3,259,737; U.S. Pat. No. 2,807,711; U.S. Pat. No. 2,734,129; U.S. Pat. No. 2,596,879; U.S. Pat. No. 2,550,594; U.S. Pat. No. 2,544,378; U.S. Pat. No. 2,539,819; U.S. Pat. No. 2,499,555; and U.S. Pat. No. 1,684,720; and British Patents 2,032,417A and 2,118,096. This application will replace Provisional Application 60/049,036 filed on Jun. 9, 1997 by Don F. Rhoad, 245 Berte Carter Drive, Bamberg, S.C. 29003.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new Camouflage Light Cover. Referring to use on military vehicles and the like, currently mud or sand bags and other objects are used to hide and cover headlight lenses. Upon needing to use the lights, these objects need to be taken off or moved. The inventive device includes a lens cover, a snap-on attachment means, a spring system, pressure standoffs, and heat dissipating standoffs, and is quickly removable when absolutely necessary.
In these respects, the Camouflage Light Cover according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of offering a device which disguises headlights and lenses of a vehicle such as a military vehicle, hunting vehicle, ATV, or the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of lens covers, blinds, shades, and the like now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new Camouflage Light Cover construction wherein the same can be utilized for offering a device which disguises headlights and lenses of a vehicle such as a military vehicle, hunting vehicle, ATV, or the like.
According to its major aspects and broadly stated, the present invention is camouflage covers for vehicles and other transportation devices. Further, the present invention is camouflaged light covers for vehicles and other transportation devices to conceal the reflection and/or glint from lights, fixtures, mounting equipment and other apparatus used to secure the lights to vehicles and other transportation devices from other people or other viewing devices that may view the vehicle or other transportation devices, while allowing the person(s) operating the vehicle or other transportation devices equipped with camouflage light covers to have an unobstructed field of vision.
The covers comprise a material having an inside and an outside portion, the outside portion being visible to others viewing the lights of the vehicle or transportation devices; the inside portion allowing light to penetrate the covers unobstructed. A camouflage design is formed on the outside portion of the covers so that the design is visible while viewing the lights, fixtures, mounting equipment, and other apparatus used to secure the lights, thus concealing the lights, fixtures, mounting equipment, and other apparatus used to secure the lights, thus concealing the lights, fixtures, mounting equipment, and other apparatus used to secure the lights of the vehicle(s) and other transportation devices. In contrast, light will penetrate the covers unobstructed.
Another feature of the present invention is that the covers are preferably non-reflecting so that the reflection of the sun from the covers will not give away the position of the person desiring not to be seen.
The design applied is a “camouflage” pattern. A camouflage pattern is a pattern comprised of shapes and colors intended to blend into the surrounding environment in order to conceal. The camouflage pattern can be comprised of brown, green, orange, black, white, and/or blue shades etc. and combinations thereof, and any color that blends into the terrain in which something is being concealed. The colors and shapes employed will depend on the season of the year as well as the terrain.
To make the inventive device, a camouflage pattern is applied to the outer portion of the covers. The pattern is preferably applied by the method taught in Hill, U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,609. The pattern can comprise as many different colors as needed to adequately blend into the surrounding environment. The construction should also include other material such as burlap and honeycomb perforated designs or constructions. As in any type of camouflage covering, whether it be on clothes, vehicles or instruments, the colors and patterns are varied depending on the environment and season.
In the present invention, the camouflage design is applied to a transparent or translucent material that is suitable for making panels used for the camouflage light covers. Transparent or translucent material includes but is not limited to acrylic sheets, polycarbonate sheets, polyester film, polychloride film, or any other plastic suitable for making transparent material used for making the light covers. The lens cover can be constructed of alternative materials such as burlap and honeycomb perforated designs or constructions.
The formation of camouflage designs of different colors on the lens is preferably applied using the process disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,609, herein incorporated by reference. However, other suitable methods that may be used are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,715,702, and British Patents 2,032,417A and 2,118,096, each of the above are herein incorporated by reference.
The unidirectional panels as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,609 comprise an opaque pattern of dots or discreet print elements, 1 mm in diameter and at a distance of 1.4 mm between the centers of the adjacent dots on a square grid appearing white from one side and black from the other side, the other sid
O'Shea Sandra
Zeade Bertrand
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