Illuminated memorial
AssigneeCemeteries Aglow, Inc.
InventorsDiann F. Plamp, LaDell R. Swiden
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Abstract
A memorial comprising a three dimensional monument member having a configuration and first surface conforming to said configuration, an illuminating means, coupled to a first surface of said monument member, for illuminating said monument, said illuminating means including a plurality of light sources arranged on said first surface to substantially conform to said configuration. The memorial further includes power means, electrically coupled to said illumination means, for providing said electrical power, and control means, electrically coupled to said illumination means and said power means, for responsively coupling said electrical power to said illuminating means and wherein said plurality of light sources, when illuminated, radiate outward appearing as illuminating star-like light sources.
Claims6
A memorial comprising, in combination:
- a base member;
- a monument member secured to said base member and made of a substantially translucent material, said monument member having a configuration and an internal cavity substantially conforming to said configuration;
- power means for providing electrical power, said power means including solar panel means for converting solar radiation to electrical energy and a battery interconnected to said solar panel means;
- illumination means for illuminating said monument member in response to electrical power from said power means, said illumination means including at least one light source within said internal cavity, said illumination means, said substantially translucent material, said internal cavity and said power means cooperating to define means for providing a substantially glowing appearance to said monument member;
- timer means for timing a predetermined period and issuing a timing signal at the end thereof;
- low voltage detection means for detecting the level of electrical power provided by said power means and issuing a decoupling signal whenever a predetermined power threshold is met;
- light detection means for sensing ambient light and generating an ambient signal whenever a predetermined darkness threshold is met;
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- control means, coupled to said power means, said illumination means, said timer means, said lower voltage detection means and said light detection means, for interconnecting said power means to said illumination means and initiating said timer means in response to said ambient signal;
- for disconnecting said power means from said illumination means and resetting said timer means in response to said timing signal;
- for disconnecting said power means from said illumination means and resetting said timer means in response to termination of said ambient signal during said predetermined period;
- and for disconnecting said power means from said illumination means in response to said decoupling signal.
A memorial comprising, in combination:
- a base member;
- a monument member secured to said base member and made of a substantially translucent material, said monument member having a configuration and an internal cavity substantially conforming to said configuration;
- power means for providing electrical power, said power means including solar panel means for converting solar radiation to electrical energy and a battery interconnected to said solar panel means;
- illumination means for illuminating said monument member in response to electrical power from said power means, said illumination means including at least one light source within said internal cavity, said illumination means, said substantially translucent material, said internal cavity and said power means cooperating to define means for providing a substantially glowing appearance to said monument member;
- timer means for timing a predetermined period and issuing a timing signal at the end thereof;
- light detection means for sensing ambient light and generating an ambient signal whenever a predetermined darkness threshold is met;
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- control means, coupled to said power means, said illumination means, said timer means, and said light detection means, for interconnecting said power means to said illumination means and initiating said timer means in response to said ambient signal;
- for disconnecting said power means from said illumination means and resetting said timer means in response to said timing signal;
- and for disconnecting said power means from said illumination means and resetting said timer means in response to termination of said ambient signal during said predetermined period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.