Light apparatus and method for illuminating a compact computer video screen
AssigneeCurtis Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsAngelo Tortola, Robert Howitt
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Abstract
A portable, compact, battery-operated light apparatus for use with a compact computer game having a LCD video screen for enhancing the visibility of the LCD screen in use, which light apparatus comprises a body witha battery compartment and having side panels which define an open viewing space and lights provided in the body element to provide for indirect lighting of the viewing space, the light apparatus comprising a portable, compact, battery-powered light apparatus and which includes ridges on the light apparatus which snap in a releasable manner onto the grooves in a compact computer game video system to releasably secure the light apparatus in position over the LCD video screen of the compact game system.
Claims29
A portable, battery-operated, compact light apparatus for use in enhancing the view of a compact computer video screen, which light apparatus comprises:
- (a) a body which defines an open video viewing space, the video viewing space adapted to conform generally to the size of the compact computer video screen to be enhanced for viewing by the user;
- (b) a battery power source for the light apparatus;
- (c) light means within the body and adapted to be connected to the battery power source to provide light to enhance the viewing of the compact computer video screen;
- (d) electrical switch means to control the power from the power source;
- (e) electrical connection means to connect the light means through the switch means to the power source to be employed therein;
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- (f) attachment means to secure releasably in a snap-fitting manner the light apparatus onto the computer apparatus, so that the open viewing space of the light apparatus may be positioned over the video screen of the computer apparatus, and whereby the light enhances the view of the video screen in use by the user.
In combination, a compact computer apparatus having an LCD video screen for viewing by a user, and which includes releasably attached thereto the light apparatus of claim 16, with the open viewing space of the light apparatus positioned generally over the video screen of the compact computer apparatus.
A method of enhancing the viewing of a video screen of a portable, compact computer apparatus, which method comprises:
- a) providing a portable light apparatus having an open viewing space adapted to be placed over the video screen;
- b) providing a computer apparatus having a video screen which requires enhanced lighting for viewing in partial light conditions;
- c) securing in a releasable manner the light apparatus onto the computer apparatus, with the open viewing space of the light apparatus positioned over the video viewing screen;
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- d) lighting the video viewing screen of the computer apparatus by light powered by a battery source to enhance the viewing of the video screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.