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US 2019/0293384 A1Published application
Fencing weapon with kit and method to illuminate the same
AssigneesGirolamo Abbatescianni, Renzo Armelin
InventorsGIROLAMO ABBATESCIANNI, RENZO ARMELIN
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Abstract
Lighting kit (1) for weapons in use in fencing comprising: a light source (6); at least one guided propagation member (10) of light (L) generated by the source (6), said member (10) being disposed within a groove (11) formed on a blade (9) of said weapon for use in fencing; constraint means (16) for firmly engaging the propagation member (10) within said groove (11); and supply means (18) electrically connected to the light source (6).
Claims13
Lighting kit for weapons in use in fencing, comprising:
- a light source (6);
- at least one light (L) guided propagation member (10), the light being generated by said source (6), said member (6) being housed inside a groove (11) formed on a blade (9) of said weapon (2) used in fencing;
- constraint means (16) for stably engaging the propagation member (10) within said groove (11);
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- supply means (18) electrically connected to said light source (6);
- characterized in that said light source (6) comprises at least one LED (6a) which can be positioned at a handle (7) of the weapon;
- said LED (6a) generating a light (L) having electromagnetic frequency within the visible spectrum;
- said light guided propagation member (10) comprising at least one optical fibre (15) extending along the longitudinal extension of the groove (11) formed on the blade (9);
- said optical fibre (15) having a first end (15a) connected to the light source (6) and a second end (15b) opposite to the first end (15a) and close to the tip (14) of the blade (9), and said constraint means (16) comprising at least one resin or glue, transparent to light radiation to propagate the light (L) propagated by the fibre (15);
- said resin-glue being distributed along the entire groove (11).
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Lighting method for weapons in use in fencing, comprising the steps of:
- providing a light source (6);
- housing at least one light (L) guided propagation member (10), the light being generated by said source (6) inside a groove (11) formed on a blade (9) of said weapon (2) in use in fencing;
- firmly constraining the propagation member (10) within said groove (11);
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- electrically powering said light source (6) for generating a light radiation that propagates through said member (10);
- characterized in that said step of predisposing the light source (6) is implemented by positioning at least one LED (6a) at a handle (7) of the weapon (2);
- said LED (6a) generating a light (L) having a predetermined electromagnetic frequency within the visible spectrum;
- said step of housing the propagation member (10) is implemented by providing at least one optical fibre (15) along the longitudinal extension of the groove (11) formed on the blade (9);
- and connecting the optical fibre (15) at a first end (15a) to the light source (6) and said step of propagating the light radiation is effected by diffusing the radiation along the entire longitudinal surface of the optical fibre (15).
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