Patent ID: 9440580
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B60Q,B60R,G02B,G09F

Claim Text:
1. An optic assembly utilizing a virtual external common focal point, the optic assembly comprising: a reflector with a reflective surface, the reflective surface having a plurality of facets for reflecting light rays in a plurality of directions, the facets including one or more refocusing facets and one or more converging facets; a mask assembly defining one or more apertures, the mask assembly substantially enclosing the reflective surface of the reflector and mountable behind a substrate; a light source substantially enclosed between the mask assembly and reflector; the one or more refocusing facets direct light rays from the light source so that they become refocused light rays that appear to project from a virtual external common focal point located outside the optic assembly; the one or more converging facets direct the refocused light rays inside the optic assembly to the outside of the optic assembly through an aperture; and wherein the optic assembly is capable of illuminating an icon in the substrate.