Patent ID: 8069548
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B60Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a vehicle taillight indicator comprising the steps of: folding a rectangular piece of sheet metal at the mid-point of its length to a V shaped angle to create a housing with two V shaped open ends and one elongated rectangular shaped open side; cutting two pieces of sheet metal to fabricate end covers of a similar shape as the V shaped open, ends of the housing but slightly larger; cutting the two V shaped end covers opposite their V shaped angle to a circular shape; folding the edges adjacent to the V shaped angle of each end cover inward; fastening each end cover to the housing thereby closing the two V shaped open ends; attaching a mounting bracket to each end cover; molding polystyrene foam to fit within the elongated rectangular shaped open side of the V shaped housing; forming the polystyrene foam opposite its V shaped angle to an elongated, cylindrical shaped convex curvature to match the circular shape of the end covers; cutting a piece of semi-reflective sheet metal to a rectangular shape similar to the elongated polystyrene foam insert; bending the semi-reflective rectangular piece of sheet metal lengthwise to fit the elongated cylindrical shaped convex curvature of the polystyrene foam insert to form an elongated convex reflector; attaching said convex reflector over the elongated cylindrical shaped convex side of the polystyrene foam insert; placing the V shaped polystyrene foam insert within the housing with the attached elongated convex reflector showing; and fastening the polystyrene foam insert within the housing with a sheet metal screw, thereby forming the taillight indicator.