Solar powered buoy

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1993-07-19

1994-11-08

Avila, Stephen P.

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Buoy

Marker buoy

362341, 362362, 441 20, B63B 2152

Patent

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053622677

ABSTRACT:
A solar powered lantern device is visible even without a beacon under reflected light and can be easily color coded to conform to the marking requirements of a new location. The lantern device includes a housing, a lighting element supported by a luminescent internal frame, a photovoltaic power supply, and an omnidirectional reflector. In particularly preferred forms, the lantern device is a buoy having a modular housing with interchangeable colored elements. A lighting element is centrally supported inside the housing by a luminescent frame, which serves to reflect light from approaching craft when the lighting element fails. The device may also be mounted atop a pole. In preferred forms the frame is hollow and forms a conduit for electrical conductors from the power supply to the lighting element. A pair of conical reflectors is positioned within the housing to reflect the beacon light omnidirectionally.

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