Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – Ornamental or decorative
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Ton, Anabel (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
Ornamental or decorative
C362S556000, C362S124000, C362S806000, C362S249140
Reexamination Certificate
active
07980744
ABSTRACT:
An improved formed lighting fixture having a frame, a light source, a cover layer coupled to the frame, and a fibrous layer coupled to the cover layer, in which the frame is formed by gathering a plurality of rods and profiled in a specific contour, the light source is configured to provide light from inside the frame and out through the cover layer onto the fibrous layer. The fibrous layer is configured to provide decorative and functional aspects to the lighting fixture, including, in some embodiments, a contoured or fur-like appearance, or where the fibrous layer has light-diffusive properties, a dazzling glow effect when light from the light source is diffused.
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Ton Anabel
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