Illumination – With liquid container
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Tso, Laura (Department: 2875)
Illumination
With liquid container
C362S253000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07914166
ABSTRACT:
An ice sculpture display platform is disclosed that includes integrated water collection and self-powered illumination, thereby enabling display of arbitrarily shaped ice sculptures without requiring a water collection tray or connection to a power outlet. A display surface with drainage holes is supported on or above a water collection bowl, preferably forming a water-tight seal therewith. Battery-powered lights, such as incandescent or LED lights, are attached to the display surface and/or the water collection bowl, and illuminate the ice sculpture from the rim of the bowl, the rim of the platform, and/or from beneath the platform. Lights that illuminate from beneath can be impervious to water and/or sealed within a water-tight enclosure. A portion of the display platform can be transparent, allowing penetration of light originating from below. Batteries can be in water-tight enclosures, and can be in the bowl, under the rim, or under the platform.
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Russ Weinzimmer & Associates P.C.
Tso Laura
Weinzimmer Russ
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