Simulated flame device
AssigneeThe Great Texas Lantern Company LLC
InventorDouglas Patton
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Abstract
Simulated flame device are shown and described having first and second diffusers, each with a sheet having a series of horizontal lines etched or embedded on the sheet. Within the first and second diffusers, a PCB is disposed that has a plurality of light sources disposed on the PCB. The first and second diffusers that wrap about the PCB creates a 360 degree effect, and the diffusers themselves act to stretch the light emanated from the light sources in a vertical direction. The use of the two spaced apart diffusers along with changing a brightness of some or all of the light sources over time simulated moving flames.
Claims10
A device, comprising:
- a housing having a base;
- a flexible PCB coupled to the base and having a plurality of light sources disposed on the PCB, wherein the flexible PCB is configured to form a cylindrical shape, wherein the PCB is coupled to a processor and a memory configured to store a program;
- a first diffuser comprising a flexible sheet that disposed about the flexible PCB to form a cylindrical shape, such that the flexible PCB is disposed concentrically within the first diffuser sheet;
- a second diffuser separated from, and disposed about, the first diffuser, such that the first diffuser and flexible PCB are disposed within the second diffuser;
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- wherein each of the first and second diffusers comprise a series of parallel, horizontal lines etched or embedded into each of the sheets;
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- wherein at least some of the plurality of light are configured to turn on and off by the processor according to the program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.