(under subclass 515) Subject matter including structure to reflect light from a signal originating from a source remote from the observer, i.e., not coming from a light source at the location of the observer.
(1) Note. This structure may be merely a plane mirror mounted on an automobile hood to reflect light from an overhead traffic signal to the driver or it may be a reflector at a street intersection which reflects light from the headlights of one car to the driver of another car travelling in a direction approximately 90 degrees different than that of the first car.
(2) Note. Road reflectors remote from the vehicle, to reflect all of an automobile's headlight beams back to the driver are not classified in this subclass since the source of the vehicle headlight beams are at the location of the observer.
(3) Note. The reflection of the light beams of one vehicle's headlights to another vehicle would be classified in this subclass.
(4) Note. A reflector which reflects a portion of the light output of a vehicle's headlight or taillight to be observable by the driver of the vehicle is classified in this subclass, rather than Class 362, since the reflection is for observation rather than illumination.
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529+, for 3 corner retroreflectors which return a light beam back to the source.
531, for unitary retroreflectors mounted on the road surface. 546+, for plural reflecting elements for a single sheet or plate such as in some road reflectors.
551, for reflectors mounted on the roadway that reflect the light from a vehicle back to the driver of the vehicle.
552, for reflectors mounted adjacent the roadway which reflect the light beams from a vehicle's headlights back to the driver of the vehicle.
838, for similar mirrors which are not dis-closed as signal mirrors, which only have to reflect light, but which are disclosed as reflecting images.
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40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting,
559, for illuminated sign external light source if indicia is present.
246, Railway Switches and Signals,
474, for track reflectors. A railway and switch in combination with a nominally recited signal reflector are also classified in this class (246).
248, Supports,
476+, for adjustable mirror or picture position. 296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,
97.1, for glare or screen body and subclass 97.2 for specific structure or properties for diffusing or reflecting light to reduce the glare on the viewer's eyes.
362, Illumination,
341+, for a reflector light modifier.
404, Road Structure, Process, or Appara-tus,
16, for reflectors used to detect the presence of traffic.
