Lighted architectural mesh
AssigneesCambridge International, Inc., LSI Industries, Inc.
InventorsThomas Costello, Matthew O'Connell, Bassam Dib Jalbout
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Abstract
A lighted architectural mesh includes a plurality of interconnected wires forming a plurality of transverse openings. At least one light element is slidably received within at least one of said transverse openings. The at least one light element includes light nodes emitting light through the interstices on the front and/or rear side of the architectural mesh. The at least one light element further comprises a plurality of connecting elements, wherein the light emitter nodes of the at least one light element are releasably interconnected in series by the connecting elements.
Claims24
An architectural mesh, comprising:
- a mesh panel comprising a plurality of interconnected wires and having opposing front and rear sides and transverse openings, said mesh panel being an open mesh having interstices between said interconnected wires on said front and rear sides;
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- at least one light element slidably received in one of said transverse openings, said at least one light element having a plurality of light emitter nodes emitting light through said interstices in said mesh panel on at least one of the front and rear sides.
A method of making an architectural mesh, comprising the step of:
- providing a mesh panel of interconnected wires, the mesh panel having opposing front and rear sides and transverse openings, the mesh panel being an open mesh having interstices between the interconnected wires on the front and rear sides;
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- inserting at least one light element into a respective transverse opening through one end of said respective transverse opening, the at least one light element having light emitter nodes arranged to emit light through the interstices on one of the front and rear sides of the mesh panel.
An architectural mesh, comprising:
- a mesh panel comprising a plurality of interconnected wires and having opposing front and rear sides and transverse openings, said mesh panel being an open mesh having interstices between said interconnected wires on said front and rear sides;
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- at least one light element slidably received in one of said transverse openings, said at least one light element having a plurality of light emitter modules emitting light through said interstices in said mesh panel on at least one of said front and rear sides, said at least one light element further comprising connecting elements, said plurality of light emitter modules of said at least one light element being releasably interconnected in series by said connecting elements, each of said connecting elements comprising at least one electrical conductor and two connectors arranged on opposing ends of said at least one electrical conductor, each one of said connectors being releasably connectable to one of said plurality of light emitter modules, whereby each of said connecting elements and each of said plurality of light emitter modules of said at least one light element is separately replaceable, and
- wherein said connecting elements of said at least one light element have a thinner profile than said light emitter modules of said at least one light element, such that visibility through said mesh panel in the area of said transverse opening is occluded less by said connecting elements than by said light emitter modules.
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