Lighted architectural block system
OwnerTreestone Ciminoinventor
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Abstract
An architectural block may be arranged with a front face separated from a back face by a border configured with a beveled surface comprising an aperture extending into a space between the front face and the back face. The aperture and beveled surface can each be configured to secure a light strip around the border and a light source of the light strip in the aperture.
Claims20
A block comprising a front face separated from a back face by a border comprising a first planar surface meeting a second planar surface at a first corner edge, a beveled surface bisecting the first corner edge and comprising an aperture extending into a space between the front face and the back face, the beveled surface extending to less than a length from the front face to the back face to separate a light strip from the first corner edge and secure the light strip around the border, a light source of the light strip secured in the aperture by the light strip, the light source illuminating the space between the front face and the back face.
An apparatus comprising a front face separated from a back face by a border, each face having a geometric shape having a number of corners each defined by an edge joint between two planar surfaces, the border comprising a beveled surface at each of the number of corners, each beveled surface bisecting an edge joint, extending to less than a length from the front face to the back face, and comprising an aperture extending into a space between the front face and the back face, each beveled surface separating a light strip from an edge joint and continuously extending around the border, the light strip positioned in each beveled surface to secure a light source of the light strip in each aperture.
A method comprising:
- wrapping a first light strip around a border of a first block, the border connecting and separating a front face from a back face;
- positioning a light source of the first light strip in an aperture of the border, the aperture positioned on a beveled surface bisecting a corner of the border, the beveled surface extending to less than a length between the front face and the back face to separate the first light strip from the front face, back face, and an edge of the corner;
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- activating the light source to illuminate a space between the front face and the back face, the illumination correlated to sound detected by a microphone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.