Illuminated plumbing fixtures
OwnerThomas Theusinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for illuminating plumbing fixtures such as spouts and controls and vessels that are fixed in place relative to a mounting surface. A light transmitting material is used for the fixture, and one or more hidden light sources are mounted inward of the mounting surface. The hidden light source may be attached or detached from the fixture and is arranged so that light from the hidden light source is received by an inward portion of the fixture, is transmitted through the fixture to its outward exposed surface, and then is emitted outward of the mounting surface. Thus the inventive fixture is illuminated from within.
Claims20
Illuminated plumbing fixtures comprising:
- a spout mounted on a fixed mounting surface, the spout extending outward from the mounting surface;
- and
- a hidden light source mounted inward from the mounting surface;
- wherein:
- the spout comprises a light transmitting material;
- and
- the spout has a shape and surface treatment such that light from the hidden light source is emitted outward of the mounting surface.
An illuminated plumbing fixture comprising:
- a bent rod mounted on a fixed mounting surface, such that an outer portion of the rod including an elbow extends outward from the mounting surface, and an inner portion of the rod extends through and inward from the mounting surface;
- and
- a hidden light source mounted inward from the mounting surface;
- wherein:
- the rod comprises a light transmitting material;
- and
- the rod has a shape and surface treatment such that light from the hidden light source is emitted from the outer portion of the rod.
A method for illuminating a plumbing fixture wherein the fixture is a spout for dispensing a fluid, or a vessel for containing a fluid, or a control for controlling flow of a fluid, and has a surface that is exposed outward from a mounting surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- using a light transmitting material for making the fixture;
- mounting the fixture on the mounting surface;
- extending the fixture inward of the mounting surface;
- mounting a hidden light source inward from the mounting surface;
- causing light from the hidden light source to be received by the inward portion of the fixture;
- and
- applying a shape and surface treatment to the fixture such that light received from the hidden light source is transmitted from the inward portion to the outward exposed surface and then is emitted outward of the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.