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Wide incident angle reflective plate
   
Document Number
US Patent 5975706
Issued Date
November 2, 1999
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A reflective plate (10) is disclosed, comprising a substrate (1), a retroreflective sheet (2) adhered to the surface of said substrate and having substantially flat base portions (3) covered with said retroreflective sheet (2), the retroreflective sheeting having retroreflective elements and a light transmissive cover layer; and a plurality of projections (4) covered with said retroreflective sheet and present on the corners of regular polygons that are arranged to form a regularly repeated pattern, wherein the arrangement of the projections (4) satisfies the relationship 0.05<h/P<0.60.
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Published
November 2, 1999
Application Number
09/050,813
Filed
March 30, 1998
US Classification
359/530   359/529 359/536 359/541
Int'l Classification
E01F   9/011   (20060101)   E01F   9/015   (20060101)   E01F   9/03   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
Priority Data
Mar 31, 1997 [JP] 9-079772
USPTO Field of Search
359/529   359/530   359/531   359/532   359/533   359/534   359/535   359/536   359/537   359/538   359/539   359/540   359/541   359/542   359/900   404/12   404/14   404/16  
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