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US 8,672,506 B2Granted
Solar candle light insert module
AssigneeInternational Development LLC
InventorChi Gon Chen
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Abstract
A decorative lighting device that provides a solar powered light insert module that is adaptable to a wide variety of tubular decorative lightshades. More specifically, the solar powered lighting insert of the present invention provides a solar powered lighting fixture having one or more light emitting diodes, which flicker so as to emulate the light of a candle flame. The housing is designed so as to be slideably coupled with a wide variety of decorative votive candle lightshades.
Claims21
A light insert module for a lightshade, comprising:
- an upper housing shell having a first annular sidewall that is open on one end and substantially closed on an opposing end;
- a lower housing shell having a second annular sidewall extending from a closed base surface that complements said first annular sidewall, said second sidewall having a friction band configured about its exterior circumference;
- wherein when said first and second annular sidewalls are slidably engaged, said friction band extends away from said second annular sidewall to engage a complementarily-shaped rim opening of the lightshade.
A lighting device, comprising:
- a tubular lightshade having an opening rim on one end;
- a light insert module having a cross-section that is complementary to a cross-section of the opening rim of said tubular lightshade, said light insert module comprising:
- an upper housing shell having a first annular sidewall that is open on one end and substantially closed on an opposing end;
- a lower housing shell having a second annular sidewall extending from a closed base surface that complements said first annular sidewall, said second sidewall having a friction band configured about its exterior circumference;
- wherein when said first and second annular sidewalls are slidably engaged, said friction band extends away from said second annular sidewall to engage the opening rim of the lightshade.
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