What is claimed is:
1. A vehicle rear lamp comprising:
a first light-emitting device emitting a red light; and
a second light-emitting device emitting a light which is different from the red light, wherein said first and second light-emitting devices are provided in a region for performing lamp indication.
2. A vehicle rear lamp according to claim 1, wherein said second light-emitting device emits either one of blue light and green light and
said first and second light-emitting devices are provided in a region for performing stop lamp indication.
3. A vehicle rear lamp according to claim 1, wherein said second light-emitting device emits a light in a wavelength range of from 450 nm to 540 nm.
4. A vehicle rear lamp according to claim 1, wherein said first light-emitting device is provided in an edge portion of said region for performing stop lamp indication.
5. A vehicle rear lamp according to claim 1, wherein light-emitting diodes are used as light sources for at least one of the first and second light-emitting devices.
6. A stop lamp indication method comprising emitting two of a red light and a light which is difference from the red light from a stop lamp indication region to thereby perform stop lamp indication.
7. A stop lamp indication method according to claim 6, wherein the light which is different from the red light is constituted by either one of blue light and green light are emitted.
8. A stop lamp indication method according to claim 6, wherein a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device are disposed in said stop lamp indication region so that said two of the lights are emitted from said first light-emitting device and said second light-emitting device respectively.
9. A stop lamp indication method according to claim 6, wherein said two of the lights are blinked.
10. A stop lamp indication method according to claim 9, wherein a lighting time of the light which is different from the red light is shorter than a lighting time of the red light.
11. A stop lamp indication method according to claim 6, wherein the red light is emitted continuously whereas the light which is different from the red light is blinked.
12. A vehicle lamp according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second light emitting devices is provided with:
at least one short-wave LED; and
a lens including a fluorescent material which generates fluorescence when said fluorescent material receives light from said short-wave LED.
13. A vehicle lamp according to claim 12, wherein said short-wave LED exhibits a main emission peak wavelength in a wavelength range of not longer than 450 nm.
14. A vehicle lamp according to claim 12, wherein a layer containing said fluorescent material is formed on a surface of said lens.
15. A vehicle lamp according to claim 12, wherein said at least one of the first and second light-emitting device further includes a bulb.
16. A vehicle lamp according to claim 12, wherein said vehicle lamp is a rear combination lamp.
17. A vehicle lamp lens including a fluorescent material which generates fluorescence when said fluorescent material receives short-wave light.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A closure for a container; the closure being a single molded plastic unit and comprising in combination:
a base member constructed to close an open end of an associated container, the base member having at least one dispensing opening formed therein;
at least one flap joined to the base member at a hinge line along one edge of the base, the flap being positioned to close the dispensing opening, and when closed, having a front edge which is opposite to the hinge line;
a tear strip formed on an edge of the base opposite the hinge line and connected to the base by at least one frangible web, the tear strip hinging about the frangible web to a position overlying the front edge of the flap; and
at least one plastic weld for connecting the overlying edge of the tear strip to the flap to provide a tamper evident feature, wherein a central region of the closure being raised into a plateau portion having a top surface formed by the combination of the base and the at least one flap, the tear strip at least partially overlapping and welded to the top surface, wherein the tear strip has a non-hinged right angled bend configured to receive a bottom of an adjacent stacked container.
2. The closure of claim 1 wherein at least one of the at least one plastic weld connects the tear strip to a portion of the base member adjacent a flap front.
3. A closure for a container; the closure being a single molded plastic unit and comprising in combination:
a base member constructed to close an open end of an associated container, the base member having at least one dispensing opening formed therein;
at least one flap joined to the base member at a hinge line along one edge of the base, the flap being positioned to close the dispensing opening, and when closed, having a front edge which is opposite to the hinge line;
a tear strip formed on an edge of the base opposite the hinge line and connected to the base by at least one frangible web, the tear strip hinging about the frangible web to a position overlying the front edge of the flap; and
at least one plastic weld for connecting the overlying edge of the tear strip to the flap to provide a tamper evident feature, wherein at least one of the at least one frangible web of the tear strip has an upstanding shoulder connected to a horizontal ledge such that when the tear strip is sealed over the at least one flap, the tear strip presents a stacking shoulder.
4. The closure of claim 1 wherein a projection defines the position of the at least one plastic weld, and the at least one plastic weld is an ultrasonic weld.
5. The closure of claim 4 wherein the projection is formed on the tear strip, the projection being plastic welded to the top surface of the at least one flap or base member.
6. The closure of claim 1 in which at least one of the at least one plastic weld connects the tear strip to the at least one flap on the upper surface of the at least one flap near the front edge thereof.
7. The closure of claim 1 in which the closure provides three dispensing openings, three flaps for individually closing the dispensing openings, and wherein the tear strip has plastic welds to at least two of the flaps.
8. The closure of claim 1 in which the base member has a peripheral shoulder for providing a stacking ledge, and wherein the tear strip has a profile which is shouldered to provide a stacking rim.
9. The closure of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of flaps.
10. The closure of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of plastic welds.
11. A closure for a container; the closure being a single molded plastic unit and comprising in combination:
a base member constructed to close an
open end of an associated container, the base member having at least one dispensing opening formed therein;
at least one flap joined to the base member at a hinge line along one edge of the base, the flap being positioned to close the dispensing opening, and when closed, having a front edge which is opposite to the hinge line;
a tear strip formed on an edge of the base opposite the hinge line and connected to the base by at least one frangible web, the tear strip hinging about the frangible web to a position overlying the front edge of the flap; and
at least one plastic weld for connecting the overlying edge of the tear strip to the flap to provide a tamper evident feature, wherein a central region of the closure being raised into a plateau portion having a top surface formed by the combination of the base and the at least one flap, the tear strip at least partially overlap in and welded to the to surface, wherein the at least one plastic weld includes a first weld between the tear strip and the at least one flap and a second weld between the tear strip and the base, whereby the tear strip is welded both to the at least one flap and the base.
12. A closure for a container; the closure being a single molded plastic unit and comprising in combination;
a base member constructed to close an open end of an associated container, the base member having at least one dispensing opening formed therein;
at least one flap joined to the base member at a hinge line along one edge of the base, the flap being positioned to close the dispensing opening, and when closed, having a front edge which is opposite to the hinge line;
a tear strip formed on an edge of the base opposite the hinge line and connected to the base by at least one frangible web, the tear strip hinging about the frangible web to a position overlying the front edge of the flap; and
at least one plastic weld for connecting the overlying edge of the tear strip to the flap to provide a tamper evident feature, wherein a central region of the closure being raised into a plateau portion having a top surface formed by the combination of the base and the at least one flap, the tear strip at least partially overlapping and welded to the top surface, wherein the tear strip has a non-hinged right angled bend positioned proximate a front edge of the at least one flap and spaced from said hinging.
13. A closure for a container; the closure being a single molded plastic unit and comprising in combination;
a base member constructed to close an open end of an associated container, the base member having at least one dispensing opening formed therein;
at least one flap joined to the base member at a hinge line along one edge of the base, the flap being positioned to close the dispensing opening, and when closed, having a front edge which is opposite to the hinge line;
a tear strip formed on an edge of the base opposite the hinge line and connected to the base by at least one frangible web, the tear strip hinging about the frangible web to a position overlying the front edge of the flap; and
at least one plastic weld for connecting the overlying edge of the tear strip to the flap to provide a tamper evident feature, wherein a central region of the closure being raised into a plateau portion having a top surface formed by the combination of the base and the at least one flap, the tear strip at least partially overlapping and welded to the top surface, wherein the tear strip has an extending strip portion overlying the at least one flap, the extending strip portion having a rear edge facing rearwardly toward the hinge line, and tab section projecting rearwardly from the extended strip portion toward the hinge line.
14. The closure of claim 13, further comprising a beveled surface formed into the tab section of the tear strip and facing the at least one flap, the beveled surface facilitating manual manipulation under the tab section to facilitate removal.