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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen J Pojar, Scandia, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Property Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359528 ; 359527 ; 359529 ; 359530 ; 362243 ; 362183 ; 362339 ;
Abstract
A self-contained lighted marking device that is a directionally dependent line light source has a substantially transparent housing. The housing has a narrow cross-section, preferably rectangular in shape. A thin, flexible film having a smooth surface on one side and a plurality of linear substantially right angled isosceles prisms on the other side is located along the periphery of the interior of the housing. A light source, preferably a plurality of light emitting diodes, are located at at least one end of the housing.