Patent ID: 6337945
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic light bar comprising:a plurality of spacers, each spacer having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, the plurality of spacers joined together to form a linear array wherein the plurality of top surfaces adjoin the plurality of bottom surfaces of respective adjacent spacers; a groove formed in a central portion of the respective top surfaces of each of the spacers, the grooves forming a plurality of passages from a front surface to a back surface of the linear array; a plurality of fiber optic cables disposed in the respective plurality of passages, each fiber optic cable having an end disposed adjacent the front surface and having a length extending beyond the back surface; each spacer further comprising wall members extending rearward beyond the central portion of the top surface to form a channel along the back surface of the linear array; the plurality of lengths of the plurality of fiber optic cables being at least partially disposed within the channel.