Outdoor illumination device
OwnerRoger D. Brilesinventor
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Abstract
An outdoor illumination device of the type used for holiday decoration by aligning a plurality of such illumination devices in a linear array includes a body having walls forming a cavity therein with a base formed at one end thereof and an access opening formed at an opposite end thereof with the body being configured for emission of at least some light when illumination occurs within the cavity, and an assembly for supporting the candle forming the base, and an assembly for supporting an electric lamp socket formed in the base with the candle support assembly and the electric lamp support assembly being juxtaposed and configured for non-simultaneous accommodation of a candle and an electric lamp.
Claims20
An outdoor illumination device of the type used for holiday decoration by aligning a plurality of such illumination devices in a linear array, said illumination device comprising:
- a body having walls forming a cavity therein with a base formed at one end thereof and an access opening formed at an opposite end thereof, said body being configured for emission of at least some light when illumination occurs within said cavity;
- means for supporting a candle formed in said base;
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- means for supporting an electric lamp socket formed in said base, with said means for supporting a candle and said means for supporting an electric lamp socket being juxtaposed and configured for non-simultaneous accommodation of a candle and an electric lamp.
An outdoor illumination device of the type used for holiday decoration by aligning a plurality of such illumination devices in a linear array, said illumination device comprising:
- a body having walls forming a cavity therein with a base formed at one end thereof and an access opening formed at an opposite end thereof, said body being configured for emission of at least some light when illumination occurs within said cavity;
- a flange projecting outwardly from said base oppositely from said cavity forming walls to maintain said base in spaced relation with a support surface when said device is in use;
- means for supporting a candle formed in said base including at least one upstanding member projecting upwardly from said base to assist in positioning and supporting a candle disposed on said base for illumination within said cavity;
- means for supporting an electric lamp socket formed in said base including an upstanding hollow member projecting upwardly from said base and having a socket receiving opening formed at an outward end thereof, with said means for supporting a candle and said means for supporting an electric lamp socket being juxtaposed and configured for non-simultaneous accommodation of a candle and an electric lamp;
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- means formed on said base for retaining and directing a wire extending from a lamp socket disposed within said socket receiving opening including a hook like member projecting from said base for engagement of a wire thereby.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.