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US 5,160,202 AGranted
Illuminated concrete curbstone
OwnerLuc R. Legareinventor
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Abstract
A concrete curbstone block is provided with an internal illuminated housing for projecting light onto a driveway. The housing has a transparent window receeding from the flat front face of concrete. A downwardly and rearwardly channel extends from the housing for the electrical wires, for allowing air circulation and for eliminating the condensation.
Claims7
An illuminated concrete curbstone block for driveway curbing adapted to be partly immersed in the ground adjacent a driveway, said block comprising
- a prismatic concrete block having a top face, a rear face, a front face and two lateral faces, a portion of said rear, front and lateral faces adapted to emerge above the ground,
- a housing located inside said block adjacent said top face, said housing forming a transparent rigid window substantially aligned with said front face, said window adapted to lie at a level above the ground,
- a lighting means in said housing and a reflector for projecting the light from said lighting means through said window, said means having electric wires for electrically feeding said lighting means,
- an open channel downwardly extending from said housing to said rear face for allowing said wires to freely pass therethrough and for letting said wires extend outside said block at a level above the ground and for allowing air circulation therethrough,
- whereby said illuminated curbstone block is adapted to project light onto said driveway at the level above the ground and said channel is adapted to allow air penetration into said housing.
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