Illumination – With fluid distributer
Patent
1998-06-29
2000-10-17
O'Shea, Sandra
Illumination
With fluid distributer
362560, 362562, 362565, 239 18, F21V 3300
Patent
active
061320560
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for creating an illuminated waterfall comprising a waterfall vessel, the vessel including a front wall, a pack wall, side ends with apertures, a top wall and a bottom wall; the vessel further including a plurality of baffles and/or combinations of baffles with apertures therein for converting turbulent flow to a waterfall stream at an exit to the vessel; and means for illuminating the waterfall. The means for illuminating the waterfall includes a clear rod or a side-light emitting fiber optic cable installed longitudinally within the vessel with a fiber optic light source juxtaposed to one end of the clear rod or cable. The clear rod or the cable may be installed within a clear tube as an alternative embodiment. To further enhance the illumination of the waterfall, alternating tangential cuts in the side-light emitting fiber optic cable sheathing or notches in the clear rod are provided to create hot spots and a reflective film is adhesively secured to those surfaces inside the vessel juxtaposed to the cable or clear rod. A mirror is also juxtaposed to the end of the clear rod or cable to direct excess lighting back toward the rod or cable to further enhance the illumination of the waterfall.
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LaPointe Dennis G.
O'shea Sandra
Ward John A.
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