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US 2013/0152872 A1Published application
Lighting Fixture for Deterring Predation
OwnerIan Lloyd Whalaninventor
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Abstract
A lighting fixture for deterring predation has a case containing a battery and one or more sources of illumination. A controller acts to cause random intermittent flashing of the sources of illumination because the illusion of apparent motion deters predators.
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A lighting fixture for deterring predation, comprising:
- a case containing a battery and two or more source of illumination;
- the case having a transparent portion through which the sources of illumination can shine;
- a light sensor and a controller acting to activate the sources when the ambient illumination reaches a predetermined minimum;
- the controller acting to cause random intermittent flashing of each of the sources of illuminations so as to create an illusion of apparent movement.
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A lighting fixture for deterring predation, comprising:
- a case containing a battery and two or more sources of illumination;
- the case having a transparent portion through which the sources of illumination can
- the case receives a 6V lantern battery that impinges directly onto the PCB onto which is mounted the sources of illumination and a light sensor that activates the lighting fixture when the ambient illumination reaches a predetermined minimum.
A lighting fixture for deterring predation, comprising:
- a case containing a battery and two or more sources of illumination;
- the case having a transparent portion through which the sources of illumination can shine;
- a light sensor and a controller acting to activate the sources when the ambient illumination reaches a predetermined minimum;
- the controller acting to intermittent flashing of the source of illumination in a sequence;
- the fixture lacking an external on-off switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.