Flexible plush lighting apparatus
OwnerMichael Nostrantinventor
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Abstract
A flexible, plush lighting apparatus that can be bent and twisted such that at least a portion of the apparatus can be wrapped about a person's body or a support structure. The lighting apparatus includes a flexible shaft that may be twisted or otherwise manipulated into various shapes. A decorative cover resembling a plush stuffed toy animal may cover the shaft of the lighting apparatus. The flexible shaft is attached to a lighting unit common in the art having a light bulb, a reflector, a focusing lens and one or more batteries. The lighting unit is disposed within an opening formed in the decorative cover. The flexible shaft of the lighting apparatus comprises an inner, flexible core, enclosed within a resilient, soft, flexible sleeve.
Claims30
A flexible lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a flashlight comprising a lighting unit, and a flexible, elongated body attached to said lighting unit, said elongated body manipulatable to freely conform to various shapes;
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- a decorative cover, having at least one opening configured to receive the flashlight's lighting unit, and a partly hollow body configured to house said elongated body,
- wherein the elongated body of the flashlight is insertable into the decorative cover's partly hollow body through said at least one opening in said decorative cover, such that at least a portion of the flashlight's lighting unit protrudes out of said at least one opening.
A flexible lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a lighting apparatus comprising one or more lighting units, attached to one or more flexible, elongated bodies manipulatable to freely conform to various shapes;
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- a decorative cover, having one or more openings configured to receive said one or more lighting units, and a partly hollow body configured to house said one or more elongated bodies,
- wherein said one or more elongated bodies are insertable into the decorative cover, such that at least a portion of said one or more lighting units is respectively exposed out of said one or more openings.
A flexible plush stuffed toy animal, the toy animal including at least one body part and at least one lighting unit, the at least one lighting unit disposed at a terminal end of said at least one body part.
A flexible, plush body cover comprising:
- a flexible tube having an outside covered by a plush decorative covering, the flexible tube being capable of supporting an item placed inside the flexible tube;
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- a head portion covering a second end of the flexible tube, the head portion having an opening simulating a mouth of a toy animal.
A method of enclosing a lighting apparatus with an aesthetically pleasing body cover, the method comprising:
- sliding a flexible elongated body of the lighting apparatus into a flexible tube, the flexible tube having a plush decorative body cover and head portion disposed on one end;
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- placing a lighting unit of the lighting apparatus in the head portion, the head portion having an opening through which the lighting unit partially protrudes and through which the flexible elongated body is inserted into the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.