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US 12,031,716 B2Granted
Solar light shade
OwnerMary Ann McIntoshinventor
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Abstract
A solar light shade includes a housing having an annular sidewall, wherein the annular sidewall includes an upper end opposite a lower end. A lip extends radially inwardly from the upper end towards a longitudinal axis of the housing defining an opening through the upper end. A diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the lower end. The housing removably secures over a solar light fixture, such that a solar panel of the solar light fixture is exposed by the opening. The housing is a translucent material designed to filter light therethrough, such that light emitted from the solar light fixture is altered to a different color or intensity.
Claims8
A solar light shade, consisting of:
- a housing consisting of an annular sidewall having an upper end opposite a lower end with a central portion in between the upper end and the lower end;
- wherein a lip extends radially inwardly from the upper end towards a longitudinal axis of the housing defining an opening through the upper end;
- wherein the upper end and the lower end are disposed along parallel planes;
- wherein a diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the lower end;
- wherein the housing is configured to removably secure over a solar light fixture, such that a solar panel of the solar light fixture is exposed by the opening;
- wherein a diameter of the central portion is less than a diameter of the upper end of the solar light fixture;
- wherein the housing consists of a flexible material configured to expand radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis, such that the housing frictionally engages the solar light fixture;
- wherein a central portion of the annular sidewall tapers radially inwardly towards the longitudinal axis of the housing to define a smaller diameter than each of the upper end and the lower end;
- wherein the lip consists of a planar member;
- wherein a height of the housing is equivalent to a height of the solar light fixture;
- wherein an entirety of the annular sidewall consists of a translucent material;
- wherein the annular side wall of the upper end is concave relative to the longitudinal axis;
- and wherein the upper end is at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
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A solar light shade, consisting of:
- a housing consisting of an annular sidewall having an upper end opposite a lower end with a central portion in between the upper end and the lower end;
- wherein an interior surface of the annular sidewall consists of a smooth and continuous surface;
- wherein a lip extends radially inwardly from the upper end towards a longitudinal axis of the housing defining an opening through the upper end;
- wherein the upper end and the lower end are disposed along parallel planes;
- wherein a diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the lower end;
- wherein the housing in configured to removably secure over a solar light fixture, such that a solar panel of the solar light fixture is exposed by the opening;
- wherein the lower end flares radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the housing to define a larger diameter than the upper end;
- wherein the upper end consists of a rounded exterior surface;
- wherein a diameter of the central portion is less than a diameter of the upper end of the solar light fixture;
- wherein the housing consists of a flexible material configured to expand radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis, such that the housing frictionally engages the solar light fixture;
- wherein a central portion of the annular sidewall tapers radially inwardly towards the longitudinal axis of the housing to define a smaller diameter than each of the upper end and the lower end;
- wherein the lip rests flush against an upper surface of the solar light fixture when the housing is removably secured thereto;
- wherein the lip consists of a planar member;
- wherein a height of the housing is equivalent to a height of the solar light fixture;
- wherein an entirety of the annular sidewall consists of a translucent material;
- wherein the translucent material consists of pigmentation therein to alter a color of the light emitted from the solar light fixture;
- wherein the translucent material is configured to reduce the intensity of the light emitted from the solar light fixture;
- wherein the annular side wall of the upper end is concave relative to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- wherein the upper end is at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.