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US 5,772,314 AGranted
Ceiling ornament system
OwnerDaryl J. Brumerinventor
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Abstract
A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement includes a flat parabolically shaped non-translucent sheet assembly fixedly or rotatably supported from the ceiling. The light arrangement is formed by an array of horizontally disposed lighting fixtures, each of which has a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling. The sheet assembly has holes, preferably arranged in a celestial pattern, which transmit light from the light arrangement through the sheet assembly.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly formed with decorative indicia supported from the ceiling, wherein said parabolically shaped assembly comprises a series of interconnected sections, each of said sections being joined together along abutting flanges formed on each of said sections and extending from the center of said parabolically shaped assembly to the periphery of said parabolically shaped assembly;
- said light arrangement being formed by a horizontally disposed lighting means, providing illumination of said lighting means and having a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling;
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- means securing said parabolically shaped assembly to the ceiling at a locus defined by the maximum distance between the bottom of the ceiling and the curvature of said parabolically shaped assembly.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly formed with decorative indicia supported from the ceiling;
- said light arrangement being formed by a horizontally disposed lighting means, providing illumination of said lighting means and having a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling;
- means securing said parabolically shaped assembly to the ceiling at a locus defined by the maximum distance between the bottom of the ceiling and the curvature of said parabolically shaped assembly;
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- accent lighting disposed adjacent the periphery of said parabolically shaped assembly.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly formed with decorative indicia supported from the ceiling:
- said light arrangement being formed by a horizontally disposed lighting means, providing illumination of said lighting means and having a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling;
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- means securing said parabolically shaped assembly to the ceiling at a locus defined by the maximum distance between the bottom of the ceiling and the curvature of said parabolically shaped assembly, wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of brackets extending between the bottom of the ceiling and the periphery of said parabolically shaped assembly.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly formed with decorative indicia supported from the ceiling;
- said light arrangement being formed by a horizontally disposed lighting means, providing illumination of said lighting means and having a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling;
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- means securing said parabolically shaped assembly to the ceiling at a locus defined by the maximum distance between the bottom of the ceiling and the curvature of said parabolically shaped assembly;
- wherein said parabolically shaped assembly includes an outer surface having the decorative indicia thereon and wherein said decorative indicia further includes an array of pin holes through which said illumination directly passes.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly formed with decorative indicia supported from the ceiling, wherein said parabolically shaped assembly comprises a series of interconnected sections, each section including a pair of flanges located one at opposite side edges defined by each section, wherein adjacent sections are joined together by means of a rib member having passage means for receiving said flange;
- said light arrangement being formed by a horizontally disposed lighting means, providing illumination of said lighting means and having a base depending directly from the bottom of the ceiling;
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- means securing said parabolically shaped assembly to the ceiling at a locus defined by the maximum distance between the bottom of the ceiling and the curvature of said parabolically shaped assembly.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement, comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly constructed from a series of assembled sections mounted to the ceiling, wherein each section includes a sheet-like member having light-transmissive openings therein and one or more flanges, wherein the flanges abut each other when the sections are placed adjacent each other, and further comprising fasteners extending between the flanges of adjacent sections to secure the sections together;
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- lighting means disposed between the parabolically shaped assembly and the ceiling.
A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly constructed from a series of assembled sections mounted to the ceiling, wherein said sections are provided with flanges which abut each other when the sections are placed adjacent each other, and further comprising fasteners extending between the flanges of adjacent sections to secure the sections together;
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- lighting means disposed between the parabolically shaped assembly and the ceiling;
- wherein the parabolically shaped assembly, formed of the assembled sections, is secured stationarily to the ceiling via a stud arrangement mounted to the ceiling and having a threaded depending member extending through substantially the center of the assembled sections;
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- a mounting nut engageable with the threaded stud for engaging the sections to secure the assembled sections to the ceiling.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement, comprising:
- a parabolically shaped assembly constructed from a series of assembled sections mounted to the ceiling, wherein said sections are provided with flanges which abut each other when the sections are placed adjacent each other, and further comprising fasteners extending between the flanges of adjacent sections to secure the sections together;
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- lighting means disposed between the parabolically shaped assembly and the ceiling;
- wherein the assembled sections are mounted to the ceiling so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis extending through the center of the assembled sections;
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- a selectively operable drive arrangement for imparting rotation to the assembled sections.
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A method of ornamenting a ceiling having a light arrangement, comprising the steps of:
- securing a series of ornament sections together to form a ceiling ornament having a center and an outer peripheral edge, wherein each ornament section includes a sheet-like member having light-transmissive openings therein for providing transmission of light from the light arrangement, wherein the sections each include one or more flanges one or more edges defined thereby, and wherein the sections are secured together by securing the flanges of adjacent sections to each other;
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- mounting the assembled sections to the ceiling so as to enclose the light arrangement so that, when the light arrangement is illuminated, the light transmitted thereby is transmitted through the light-transmissive openings in the assembled sections and is visible from below the ceiling ornament.
A method of ornamenting a ceiling, comprising the steps of:
- mounting a light arrangement to the ceiling;
- securing a series of ornament sections together to form a ceiling ornament having a center and an outer peripheral edge the sections being formed so as to provide selective transmission of light through holes formed therein from the light arrangement wherein the sections each include flanges along their edges, and wherein the sections are secured together by securing the flanges of adjacent sections to each other;
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- mounting the assembled sections to the ceiling so as to enclose the light arrangement so that, when the light arrangement is illuminated, the light transmitted thereby is transmitted through the holes in the assembled sections and is visible from below the ceiling ornament;
- wherein the step of mounting the ornament to the ceiling comprises stationarily mounting the ornament such that the outer peripheral edge of the ornament engages the ceiling and the central portion of the ornament is spaced below the ceiling.
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A method of ornamenting a ceiling, comprising the steps of:
- mounting a light arrangement to the ceiling;
- securing a series of ornament sections together to form a ceiling ornament having a center and an outer peripheral edge, the sections being formed so as to provide selective transmission of light through holes formed therein from the light arrangement;
- mounting the assembled sections to the ceiling so as to enclose the light arrangement by supporting the outer peripheral edge of the assembled sections at a location space below the ceiling, wherein the ornament is shaped such that the central portion of the ornament is spaced above the outer peripheral edge thereof, and wherein the outer peripheral edge of the ornament is supported such that the ornament is rotatable about a substantially central vertical axis;
- wherein, when the light arrangement is illuminated, the light transmitted thereby is transmitted through the holes in the assembled sections and is visible from below the ceiling ornament, and
- selectively imparting rotation to the ornament.
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A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- an opaque tile arrangement located below the ceiling and below the light arrangement, wherein the tile arrangement includes a series of substantially coplanar individual tiles, each of which defines a substantially continuous lower surface, wherein the tiles are provided with light-transmissive openings which vary in location from tile to tile, wherein the light-transmissive openings enable light to pass from the light arrangement through the lower surfaces of the tiles.
A ceiling ornament system for a ceiling mounted light arrangement comprising:
- an opaque tile arrangement located below the ceiling, wherein the tile arrangement includes a series of tiles, each of which defines a substantially continuous lower surface, wherein the tiles are provided with light-transmissive openings which vary in location from tile to tile, wherein the light-transmissive openings enable light to pass from the light arrangement through the lower surface of the tiles;
- wherein the tile arrangement comprises a series of rails suspended from the ceiling and defining a series of spaces, wherein the individual tiles are placed within the spaces.
A ceiling ornament system, comprising:
- a light source adapted for mounting to a ceiling;
- a non-translucent member mounted to the ceiling and having an opaque surface which prevents emission of light from the light source to a location below the non-translucent member;
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- a series of irregularly located light-transmissive openings formed in the opaque surface of the non-translucent member, wherein the openings function to emit light through the non-translucent member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.