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US 7,611,261 B2Granted
Decorating with a lighted device
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorsRebecca M. Richmond, Ronald L. Carlson, Therese F. Steiger, Brenda S. Klenke, Keri Lauderdale Olson
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Abstract
A decoration device may include a backlit panel inside an interior space of an ornament structure. The panel may include a decorative scene that is viewable from outside the ornament structure, and one or more light sources may be substantially aligned with certain elements of the scene (e.g., candles, a fireplace, stars, or the like) so that those elements have the appearance of emitting light that illuminates other portions of the decorative scene.
Claims18
A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene to shield light from passing through selected areas of the decorative scene when light is emitted rearwardly of the panel and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene, wherein the panel includes a curved panel subpart to provide three-dimensional scene;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene to shield light from passing through selected areas of the decorative scene when light is emitted rearwardly of the panel and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene, wherein the decorative scene includes a scene element having the appearance of a light source, the substantially transparent or translucent portion being aligned with the scene element so that the scene element has the appearance of emitting light that illuminates other portions of the decorative scene;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable, wherein the ornament structure comprises a polymer material;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene to shield light from passing through selected areas of the decorative scene when light is emitted rearwardly of the panel and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene, the at least one substantially opaque portion being adjacent to the at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion, wherein the panel includes a curved panel subpart to provide three dimensional scene;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is non-viewable through the substantially opaque portion while being viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene, the at least one substantially opaque portion being adjacent to the at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion, wherein the decorative scene includes a scene element having the appearance of a light source, the substantially transparent or translucent portion being aligned with the scene element so that the scene element has the appearance of emitting light that illuminates other portions of the decorative scene;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is non-viewable through the substantially opaque portion while being viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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A decoration device, comprising:
- an ornament structure having an opening through which an interior space of the ornament structure is viewable, wherein the ornament structure comprises a polymer material;
- a panel disposed in the interior space, the panel having a decorative scene displayed on a front side of the panel such that the decorative scene is viewable through the opening, the panel further having at least one substantially opaque portion aligned with the decorative scene and at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion aligned with the decorative scene, the at least one substantially opaque portion being adjacent to the at least one substantially transparent or translucent portion;
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- at least one light source disposed rearwardly of the panel such that light emitted from the light source is non-viewable through the substantially opaque portion while being viewable through the substantially transparent or translucent portion of the panel and through the opening of the ornament structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.