Patent ID: 7963559

Claim:
An internally illuminated roll bar comprising: a frame having a generally “U” shaped cross-section with opposed side walls, a bottom wall and an open side; the frame having first and second outer legs, first and second inner legs, with arcuate head portions connecting the inner and outer legs at upper ends thereof, and a lateral connecting member connecting the inner legs at lower ends thereof; one or more covers for covering a front side of the frame; the one or more covers matching the longitudinal profile of the frame one or more lenses for covering one or more portions of the rear side of the frame, the lenses being formed from a transparent or translucent light conducting material and configured to match at least a portion of the profile of the frame; and a plurality of discrete light sources mounted between the frame and the lenses wherein at least some of the discrete light sources may be powered independently of others of the discrete light sources.