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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1998
Gregory S Beck, Orange County, CA (US);
Krystal Koach, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle (10a) includes an elongated opening (35) defined by a frame (33) in a side (30) of the vehicle. The opening (35) receives therein a window pane (34) and a seal (40) is positioned in the space between the frame (33) and the window pane (34). The elongated opening (35) has opposed ends with side panels (38) adjacent the ends of the opening (35) and positioned so that an end portion of each panel overlies the opening. Disposed between an interior surface of opposed end portions of the window pane (34) and the end portion of the panel overlying the opening (35) is an essentially opaque material. There is at least one lamp (32) attached to the window pane (34) directly on an exterior surface of the end portions of the window pane (34) opposite the end portions of the panel (38).