F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 21 – V
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
21
V
240/50, 40/55
F21V 8/00 (2006.01) B42D 15/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1318503
AUTONOMOUS VISUAL-ATTRACTION ENHANCEMENT UTILIZING EDGE-ILLUMINATED PANEL ABSTRACT The visual attractiveness of a variety of otherwise- autonomous articles may be significantly enhanced through the inclusion of an apertured, internally light- transmissive essentially solid and preferably peripherally light reflectively coated panel which is edge-illuminated and energized by elements self-contained with the article body. Article apertures of distributed area, point size or both may be thusly illuminated. Distributed-area display effects may be enhanced through aperture-aligned light-concentrative discontinuities formed in the panel. Enhancement of point-display effects may similarly be achieved through point-aperture- aligned, light-concentrative point discontinuities likewise formed in the panel. Point effects may also be enhanced through the employment of an end-illuminated, aperture-aligned, point-discontinuous optical fiber in conjunction with a subject apertured panel. Bi-directional display effects in subject autonomous articles may be achieved by means of a layered panel having oppositely-projective surfaces. For realizations where increased article thickness is tolerable, color- variation effects may be achieved by the inclusion of an illuminating optical-fiber array whose input ends are themselves illuminated through a multicolored filter ring rotatably-interposed in front of an originating light source. Specific realizations of the present invention include greeting cards, key-chain medallions, campaign buttons, tree ornaments, dolls and picture-carrying plaques.
611567
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Tradebest International Corporation
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