Patent ID: 8690403
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
1. A multifunction vehicle light comprising: a housing; at least one light emitter mounted within said housing; a lens disposed in cooperating relation to said housing; a filter disposed within said housing and between said light emitter and said lens, said filter having a first position and a second position; said first position being in a light path and said second position being out of said light path said lens having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a first color and said second portion having a second color; said filter also having said first color; wherein light from said lamp appears to be entirely in said first color when said filter is in said first position, said light from said lamp comprising a first and second portions of light emitted by said light emitter and said first portion of said light from said light emitter passing through both said filter and through said first portion of said lens and said second portion of said light from said lamp passing through said second portion of said lens without passing through said filter; wherein and light from said lamp appearing in both said first color and said second color corresponding to said first portion and said second portion of said lens, when said filter is in said second position, said first portion of said light from said light emitter passing through said first portion of said lens and said second portion of said light from said light emitter passing through said second portion of said lens without passing through said filter.