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US 4,232,465 AGranted
Illuminated display stand
OwnerIone Stoddardinventor
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Abstract
A lamp is located in a housing which has a top wall formed of a sheet of light-conducting material, silvered on its internal surface, and having a light emitting hole for internally illuminating a transparent object d'art placed thereon. Light striking the edge of the hole is transmitted by the sheet to the beveled perimetral edges of the top where the conducted light is emitted. One side wall has an opening which provides an edge for receiving light which is emitted from the side wall perimeter.
Claims9
An illumiated stand for displaying transparent objects which are placed thereon, comprising,
- a light source,
- an enclosure for said light sorce, said enclosure having a top wall located in a substantially horizontal plane spaced above said light source, said enclosure including side walls laterally enclosing said light sorce, said top wall having an opening in the path of light from the light source so that a transparent object placed over said opening will be internally illuminated,
- at least one of said walls including a piece of light-conducting material which has a light-receiving edge in the path of light from the light source and a light-emitting edge which is visible from the exterior of the enclosure to provide the stand with an illuminated edge, whereby said light source produces the illumination of both said illuminated edge and an object placed on said top wall over said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.