Patent ID: 9283889
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B60Q,B60R

Claim Text:
1. A license plate frame assembly comprising: a housing for mounting to a vehicle, the housing having first and second generally opposed pairs of side members defining a central aperture dimensioned for a vehicle license plate lying in a vehicle license plate plane to be visible therethrough, each of the first pair of side members defining a first plurality of lighting element apertures therein; a first plurality of lighting elements arranged in the housing under the first plurality of lighting element apertures; wherein each of the first pair of side members includes an inclined surface in which the first plurality of lighting element apertures are defined, the inclined surface forming an acute angle with respect to the vehicle license plate plane; and wherein the first plurality of lighting elements are mounted in the housing such that light emitted thereby through the first plurality of lighting element apertures is oriented along first axes at acute angles relative to the vehicle license plate plane.