US 5,683,170 AGranted

Iluminated masonary block or brick

OwnerMichael J. Blahainventor

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Abstract

An illuminated masonry block that includes a hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing, a substantially rectangular-shaped translucent lid, and a light source. The hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing has a bottom with an outer surface and an inner surface. A pair of short sides extend upwardly from the bottom and each of which have an outer surface with a lower portion, an inner surface, and a top surface with a centrally disposed aperture. A pair of long sides extend upwardly from the bottom and each of which have an outer surface and an inner surface. The bottom, the pair of short sides, and the pair of long sides of the hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing define an internal chamber with an open top. The substantially rectangular-shaped translucent lid is removably mounted to the hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing at the open top of the internal chamber and has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a pair of ends each of which have a throughbore. And, the light source is disposed in the internal chamber of the hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing.

An illuminated masonry block, comprising:

a) a hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing having a bottom with an outer surface and an inner surface, a pair of short sides extending upwardly from said bottom of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing and each of which having an outer surface with a lower portion, an inner surface, and a top surface with a centrally disposed aperture, a pair of long sides extending upwardly from said bottom of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing and each of which having an outer surface and an inner surface, said bottom of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing, said pair of short sides of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing, and said pair of long sides of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing defining an internal chamber with an open top;
said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing being translucent;
said outer surface of said bottom of said translucent hollow open-topped substantially paralleleipiped-shaped housing, said outer surface of each of said pair of short sides of said translucent hollow open-topped substantially paralleleipiped-shaped housing, said outer surface of said pair of long sides of said translucent hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing, and said outer surface of said substantially rectangular-shaped translucent lid being textured;
b) a substantially rectangular-shaped translucent lid being removably mounted to said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing at said open top of said internal chamber of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing and having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a pair of ends each of which having a throughbore;
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c) a light source disposed in said internal chamber of said hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing.

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