# US 2019/0316744 A1 · Decorative Free-Standing Illumination Tower for Outdoor and Aquatic Environments > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0316744 A1 - Document ID: US20190316744A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/379,542 - Filed: 2019-04-09 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-17 - Inventors: Raymond David Kiefer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190316744A1 ## CPC - F21S 4/20: with light sources held by or within elongate supports - F21S 4/26: of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form - F21S 6/004: {with a lamp housing in direct contact with the floor or ground} - F21S 8/022: {intended to be recessed in a floor or like ground surface, e.g. pavement or false floor} - F21S 10/02: changing colors {(F21S10/002 - F21S10/007, F21S10/04 take precedence)} - F21V 15/012: {Housings with variable shape or dimensions, e.g. by means of elastically deformable materials or by movement of parts forming telescopic extensions of the housing body} - F21V 15/015: Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings - F21V 31/005: {Sealing arrangements therefor} - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21W 2131/40: Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use - F21Y 2107/00: Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments is capable of being deployed in outdoors and aquatic environments without the need of an external support. The tower includes an elongated tube, a plurality of lighting fixtures, a light controller, a power source, a first endcap, and a second endcap. The plurality of lighting fixtures is mounted in a helical fashion around the elongated tube. Consequently, the plurality of lighting fixtures is positioned along a longitudinal axis and radially mounted around the elongated tube. The first endcap and the second endcap connect at opposite ends of the elongated tube. The light controller is an electronic device that controls the actuation of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Accordingly, the plurality of lighting fixtures can be made to display various patterns, images, and colors. Finally, the power source provides electrical power to the plurality of lighting fixtures and the light controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments comprises: an elongated tube; a plurality of lighting fixtures; a power source; a first endcap; a second endcap; the plurality of lighting fixtures being positioned along a longitudinal axis of the elongated tube; the plurality of lighting fixtures being radially mounted around the elongated tube; the first endcap is terminally connected to the elongated tube; the second endcap is terminally connected to the elongated tube, opposite the first endcap; and the power source being electrically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a light controller; the light controller being electronically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures; and the power source being electrically connected to the light controller. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: the power source being externally positioned to the elongated tube. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 2 comprises: the light controller comprises a control unit and a programmable-memory unit; the control unit being electronically connected to the programmable-memory unit; and the control unit being electronically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: the elongated tube comprises a plurality of detachable sections; an arbitrary detachable section from the plurality of detachable sections being attached to an adjacent detachable section from the plurality of detachable sections by a connecting ring; and the connecting ring being positioned concentric to the arbitrary detachable section and the adjacent detachable section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a power cord; the plurality of lighting fixtures being connected to each other by the power cord; the power cord being wound around the elongated tube; and the light controller being electrically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures by the power cord. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: wherein the elongated tube is a bamboo culm; the bamboo culm comprises an exposed portion and a submerged portion; and the submerged portion being adjacently positioned to the exposed portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for o and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 7 comprises: the exposed portion and the submerged portion being superimposed with a chemical compound solution; a paint mixture being superimposed over the chemical compound solution; a rubberized sealant being superimposed over the paint mixture; and the submerged portion being covered by the rubberized sealant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 8 comprises: the chemical compound solution comprises acetone, lacquer thinner, trisodium phosphate, and saltwater. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: wherein the elongated tube is a bamboo culm; the bamboo culm being superimposed with a wood stain solution; a protective mixture being superimposed over the wood stain solution; a rubberized sealant being superimposed over the wood stain solution; and a submerged portion being covered by the rubberized sealant. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elongated tube is made of a polymeric material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a ground anchor; and the ground anchor being attached over a submerged portion of the elongated tube. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The decorative free-standing illumination tower for o and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 12 comprises: an urn; and the ground anchor being connected within the urn; and the ground anchor being mounted into the submerged portion of the elongated tube.