Patent ID: 7131587

Claim:
A light assembly for generating an extended-beam light comprising: a lightpipe comprising an array of first portions and an array of second portions, wherein the first portions of the array of first portions alternate with second portions of the array of second portions; and a light source formation including an array of first light sources generating an array of corresponding first light beams directed at respective first portions, and an array of second light sources generating an array of corresponding second light beams directed at respective second portions, wherein the first light beams of the array of first light beams alternate with the second light beams of the array of second light beams; wherein at least one of respective first portions of the array of first portions and respective second portions of the array of second portions include at least one slanted surface, wherein the at least one slanted surface of the respective first portions is slanted with respect to the first light beams, and the at least one slanted surface of the respective second portions is slanted with respect to the second light beams for redirecting at least one of the first light beams and the second light beams for substantially eliminating gaps between adjacent first and second light beams for combining the array of first light beams and the array of second light beams into a continuous light beam which is output by the lightpipe as the extended-beam light.