Motor vehicle headlight
CA 1270036 C · Owner: English, George J. · Inventors: Levin, Robert E.; English, George J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A motor vehicle headlight including a parabolic reflector a cover secured to the reflector and a lighting capsule located within the reflector. The capsule includes an envelope having A coiled filament located therein and including a substantially cylindrical configuration. Optimum light output is attained by providing the reflector with a short focal length (0.2 inch to about 0.5 inch) and by utilization of a coiled filament structure having a length to diameter ratio of less than about 2:1. The result is a headlight having an overall vertical height of only about two inches and a corresponding frontal area of extremely small size (between 3.0 and 7.5 square inches).
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Why it's free to use
- Granted June 5, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 5, 2007.
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