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US 6,116,751 AGranted
Lighted landscaping stone
OwnerTroy Rempinventor
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Abstract
A lighted landscaping stone including a body member having an upper translucent panel, a lower reflective panel, and sidewalls connecting the upper and lower panels to form an internal cavity. Hourglass-shaped support columns extend between the upper and lower panels and are aligned in a criss-cross pattern to provide maximum support. An elongated light emitting member is arranged within the cavity in a serpentine pattern around the support columns to provide uniform lighting to the entire area of upper panel. The elongated light emitting member is preferably a fiber optic line.
Claims15
A lighted landscaping stone, comprising:
- a body member including an upper translucent panel, a lower panel having a reflective top face, and sidewalls interconnecting the upper and lower panels to define an internal cavity;
- hourglass shaped support columns disposed in the cavity and extending between the upper and lower panels, the columns being aligned within the cavity in a crisscross pattern;
- an inlet connector disposed through the sidewall;
- an outlet connector disposed through the sidewall;
- an elongated light emitting member disposed within the cavity in a serpentine pattern around the columns and being operably connected to and extending between the inlet and outlet connectors;
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- cable operably attached between an energy source and the light emitting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.