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US4777571:
Christmas tree lighting utilizing fiber optics
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Morgan, Clint E.; Ontario, CA 91762
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1988-10-11
/ 1987-05-18
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| Application Number: |
US1987000050684
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
F21S 4/00;
F21S 8/00;
F21V 8/00;
F21W 121/04;
F21Y 111/00;
IPC-7:
F21P 3/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
R21W121/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
362/123;
362/568;
362/806;
428/019;
Original:
362/123;
362/032;
362/806;
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| Field of Search: |
362/032,123,806,810,811
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| Priority Number: |
| 1987-05-18 |
US1987000050684 |
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| Abstract: |
A basic light source, having an internal high or low intensity light member, and at least a pair of concentric rotating shadow wheels, each of the wheels provided with a plurality of orifices there through for allowing light to course through the wheels. There is further provided an extruded or dipped coating fiber housing, the fiber, housing a plurality of optical fibers therewithin, so that the light source following its having coursed through the wheel, travels through the group of optical fibers contained within the single housing. Further, there is provided means for allowing the various optic fibers to terminate at a fluted plastic molding that includes a base portion for mounting or clipping onto the branch of a tree.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Lazarus, Ira S.; Hagarman, Sue
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed as invention is:
1. A system for illuminating live Christmas trees by the use of optic fibers, the system comprising:
- a. a tree member having a central trunk portion, further including a plurality of branches extending therefrom;
- b. a light source, positioned away from the tree, for providing a source of light;
- c. a walled enclosure enclosing substantially the entire light source, the enclosure including an orifice in a wall so that any light emanating from the light source emanates through the light orifice in the wall of the enclosure;
- d. a first principal housing sealably attached to the wall surrounding the orifice, the housing encasing a plurality of optic fibers therein, so that the light emanating through the light orifice travels through a light carrying channel in each of the plurality of optic fibers;
- e. means for directing each of the optic fibers to a position substantially along the outer perimeter of the tree branches, so that light is emanated from each of the end portions of the optic fibers; and
- f. a pair of rotating concentric wheels having a plurality of bores, the concentric wheels positioned between the light source and the principal housing for allowing light emanating from the light source to travel through the bores of the concentrically rotating wheels so that the light carried through the light channel is viewed as intermediate twinkling light from each of the end portions of the optic fibers along the outer perimeter of the tree.
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