Cargo area lighting system for trucks
CA 2291290 A1 · Owner: Transmatic, Inc. · Inventors: Dealey, Onward K. Jr.; Domas, Ben V.; Mccauley, Alvin D.
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A lighting system using piped light is provided for a compartment such as the cargo space of a truck. An electrically energized light source is mounted adjacent the compartment. A side-fire light pipe is optically coupled to, the light source. An elongated light pipe enclosure is disposed around and supports, the light pipe. The enclosure comprises an elongated mounting flange adapted to, fasten the enclosure to a compartment inner surface an elongated face panel , that, extends integrally from along the length of the mounting flange and a , longitudinal, elongated channel that is recessed into the face panel. The channel includes parallel, opposing channel edges that define a …
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- Filed November 30, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 30, 2019.
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