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Vehicle lamp having a plurality of lamp units with a unified lens assembly with joining legs

Patent 6024474 Issued on February 15, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 4, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 071192 filed on 05/04/1998

US Classes:

362/544, With common housing362/249, With support362/496, Hood, grill, or trunk362/543Plural light sources

Examiners

Primary: O'Shea, Sandra
Assistant: Ward, John Anthony

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

B60Q 001/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-05-02 JP

Abstract

A vehicle lamp comprises: a lamp body including a front opening and a plurality of lamp units which are juxtaposed; and a lens assembly formed by unifying the lenses of the lamp units, the lens assembly mounted on the front opening of the lamp body, wherein the lenses have joining legs at the boundaries thereof which are adapted to unify the lenses into the lens assembly such that the joining legs protrude towards the lamp body, and the lamp body has confronting surface portions which are confronted with the inner end portions of the joining legs and are able to reflect light.

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