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US 7,244,038 B2Granted
Illuminable decorative floating device
OwnerVictor M. Fotherbyinventor
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Abstract
A floatable, illuminable decorative device, usually in the shape of a flower, is made from a light transparent or translucent flexible thermoplastic material. A light emitting diode powered by a micro cell is sealed within the flower. A water activated switch is mounted in the seal so as to activate the light emitting diode when the device is floated on water.
Claims7
An illuminable floatable decorative device comprising:
- a substantially hollow, moulded, flexible thermoplastic, floatable, and light transmittable housing for floating on water, said housing having a decorative portion, and a body portion;
- a light source contained entirely within said decorative portion, said light source including at least one light emitting diode;
- a power source contained entirely within said body portion, to energize said light source, said power source including at least one micro cell;
- a means to seal said power source and said light source within said housing;
- and
- switch means to control said light source, said switch means is a water activated switch.
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An illuminable floatable device comprising:
- a light transparent buoyant housing for floating on a liquid surface,
- said housing having an upper ornamental body portion and lower body portion, the upper ornamental body portion having a decorative surface terminating at an outer periphery, the upper ornamental body portion extending laterally outwardly relative to the lower body portion for presenting the decorative surface above the liquid surface;
- a light source contained within said ornamental portion;
- a power source, contained entirely within said body portion, to energize said light source;
- means to seal said power source and said light source within said housing;
- and
- switch means to control said light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.