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US 6,581,335 B2Granted
Lighted post cap
OwnerDarcey Grantinventor
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Abstract
A post cap assembly having a body including a generally vertical side defining an interior volume. A one locating member projecting into the interior volume and having a stop formed thereon for positioning the post cap on a support. Furthermore, the post cap having an upper portion to selectively receive a light source. The light source reflected down over and substantially illuminating only the sides of the post cap through apertures selectively formed in eaves on the tops of the sides.
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A post cap assembly comprising:
- a body including a generally vertical side having an inside surface defining an interior volume and an outside surface;
- and
- at least one locating member projecting inwardly from said inside surface and having a stop formed thereon, said stop dividing said interior volume into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said lower portion is adapted to receive a support and said upper portion is adapted to receive a light source;
- wherein said body includes four of said generally vertical sides, wherein two of said generally vertical sides are perpendicularly affixed to one another at an end forming a unit;
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- two of said units are releasably affixed to one another substantially defining a cube.
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An illuminated post cap comprising:
- a body including a wall generally vertically oriented and having an inner surface defining an interior volume and an exterior surface, a divider disposed within said interior volume and dividing said interior volume into an upper portion and a lower portion, and an eave extending from said exterior surface of said wall and having an aperture formed therein;
- a cap releasably secured over said body proximate to said eaves and enclosing said upper portion;
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- a light source disposed within said upper portion of said interior volume for projecting light from said interior volume through said aperture onto said exterior surface of said wall.
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A post cap able to be illuminated comprising:
- an opaque cube defining an interior volume and including a top opening and a bottom opening;
- each side of the opaque cube including an eave adjacent to the top opening and extending over the outside of the cube, wherein the eave includes an aperture selectively covered by a member;
- an opaque divider disposed in said interior volume and dividing the interior volume into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is adapted to receive a support, and the upper portion is adapted to receive a light source;
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- an opaque cap which releasably engages an outer perimeter of the eaves.
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A post cap assembly comprising:
- a body including a generally vertical side having an inside surface defining an interior volume and an outside surface;
- and
- at least one locating member projecting inwardly from said inside surface and having a stop formed thereon, said stop dividing said interior volume into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said lower portion is adapted to receive a support and said upper portion is adapted to receive a light source;
- each of the plurality of generally vertical sides includes an eave extending out from the outside surface and adjacent said upper portion;
- wherein each of the eaves includes a removable portion wherein the removable portion covers an aperture in the eave.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.