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US 5,664,867 AGranted
Night light for toilet seat
AssigneeMartin & Fisher, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Martin, Robert Fisher
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Abstract
A night light for a toilet is movement responsive, so that when the toilet seat is lifted up, the light turns on. The switch is preferably a mercury switch. The accessory pair of bumpers can be attached to the toilet seat to insure that the toilet seat is elevated high enough above the width of the light body.
Claims16
A night light in combination with a toilet, the combination comprising:
- a toilet having a bowl with a rim at an upper end thereof, said toilet having a hinged toilet seat movable from a horizontal position of use to a generally vertical position of rest,
- a hollow light body, said hollow light body including a cover member spaced apart from and joinable to a base member, said hollow light body enclosing therein a power source connected to a light source, said body further including a switch, said switch being movement responsive, so that when said toilet seat of said toilet is lifted vertically up, said switch closes a pair of contacts located adjacent to said power source, said switch providing electrical power to said power source for providing power to said power to light source,
- said hollow light body having a generally flattened shape, said light body having a recess at a front light emitting end thereof, said recess including a pair of oppositely positioned walls extending inward from said front light emitting end of said hollow light body, said light source insertable within said recess of said front light emitting end, said light source having an outer end extending outward to a plane coincidental to and parallel to an outer edge of said front light emitting end, said light source directed downward toward the toilet bowl and illuminating the toilet bowl, said hollow light body extending parallel to a plane of an underside of said toilet seat, said recess providing a gap separating said light source from each of said oppositely positioned walls extending inward from said front light emitting end of said hollow light body,
- said hollow light body being fastened to a front end of an underside of said toilet seat, wherein in a position of use, said light source of said light unit is directed downward and illuminates the toilet bowl from above.
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A night light in combination with a hollow container having a hinged cover, the combination comprising:
- a container having a hollow interior with a rim at an upper end thereof, said hollow container having a hinged cover movable from a horizontal closed position to a generally vertical open position,
- a hollow light body, said hollow light body including a cover member spaced apart from and joinable to a base member, said hollow light, said body enclosing therein a power source connected to a light source, said body further including a switch, said switch being movement responsive, so that when said cover of said hollow container is lifted vertically up, said switch closes a pair of contacts located adjacent to said power source, said switch providing said electrical power to said power source for providing power to said light source,
- said hollow light body having a generally flattened shape, said light body having a recess at a front light emitting end thereof, said recess including a pair of oppositely positioned walls extending inward from said front light emitting end of said hollow light body, said light source insertable within said recess of said light emitting end, said light source having an outer end extending outward to a plane coincidental to and parallel to an outer edge of said light emitting end, said light source directed downward toward the hollow container and illuminating the hollow container, said hollow light body extending parallel to a plane of an underside of said hinged cover, said recess providing a gap separating said light source from each of said oppositely positioned walls extending inward from a light emitting end of said hollow light body,
- said hollow light body being fastened to a front end of an underside of said hinged cover, wherein in an open position of use, said light source of said light unit is directed downward and illuminates said hollow container from above.
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