Illumination – Plural light sources – With modifier
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-21
2001-01-23
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Plural light sources
With modifier
C362S152000, C362S259000, C362S523000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06176595
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to garden lighting fixtures and, more specifically, to an illumination device for providing aesthetically pleasing low wattage lighting to a desired area including a substantially hemispherical canopy, the height of the canopy being adjustable for controlling the amount of light projected by the device.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Numerous types of garden lighting fixtures designed to provide patios, decks, and pathways with illumination have been provided in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,656,569; 5,406,466; 5,414,607; 5,463,535 and 5,692,828 all are illustrative of such prior art. While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,656,569
Inventor: Hugh Buskell
Issued: Apr. 7, 1987
An assembly for elevating particularly a lamp canopy on a lamp standard comprises a screw arranged longitudinally of the standard and rotatable at a lower end to drive the canopy up and down the mast. The screw is located in a channel formed by flanges exterially of the mast. Nuts separate from the canopy can be moved up and down the screw to support cables to the lamp and to stabilize the screw. The channel can be covered by cover plates applied to the channel and carried along the channel by the raising canopy.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,406,466
Inventor: Dana A. Stokes
Issued: Apr. 11, 1995
A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the bottom flange of the food jar. The lamp is mounted in a garden by burying or driving its butt into the ground.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,414,607
Inventor: William F. Harris et al.
Issued: May 9, 1995
An outdoor ground supported light fixture having a non-conductive hollow staff and having a lower end for disposition in the ground and an upper end where electrical conductor elements are received by the lower end into the staff and where the electrical conductor elements exit the staff from the upper end is disclosed. The light fixture also includes a shade unit having a non-conductive wiring compartment integral therewith. The unit has a top end and a bottom end with the wiring compartment located at the bottom end of the unit. The bottom end of the unit is for connection with the upper end of the staff. The compartment has a base with an aperture therein for receiving the electrical conductor elements from the upper end of the staff through the aperture. The compartment has a lamp receiving device devised for connecting a lamp to the electrical conductor elements.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,463,535
Inventor: William C. Vest
Issued: Oct. 31, 1995
A light for illuminating structure around a post. The inventive device includes a main body having a cylindrical lens extending therearound. A lower post coupler is mounted to a first end of the main body and can be coupled to a weighted base of a table umbrella. An upper post coupler is mounted to a second end of the main body and can receive a post of a table umbrella. A light bulb is mounted within the main body to effect lighting of structure around the umbrella post, such as a table or the like.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,692,828
Inventor: Lee Hsin-chih Chung
Issued: Dec. 2, 1997
A garden lamp includes a lamp body made of a light transmission material with a bulb fixed therein and having a bore with an opening in which rigid, conductive spikes in connection with the bulb are fixed and a post having a sharpened lower end to pierce into the ground and a top end for receiving thereon the bore of the lamp body. The post includes a hollow central section connecting between the lower end and the top end rotatable relative to the central section about a common axis. An upward convex arcuate groove is provided on the top end of the post to receive and hold therein wires. Two pegs respectively extend radially from the top end and the central section of the post. The bore of the lamp body has a straight slot and an inclined slot provided on an inside surface thereof with the inclined slot extending upward from the straight slot so as to allow the lamp body to fit onto and secured on the top end of the post by having the pegs received within the straight slot to such a location where the peg on the central section is allowed to move into the inclined slot by relative rotation between the top end and the central section of the post. The central section has two lower openings and two upper openings to allow wires to extend therethrough.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to garden lighting fixtures and, more specifically, to an illumination device for providing aesthetically pleasing low wattage lighting to a desired area including a substantially hemispherical canopy having a cavity covered by a cylindrically shaped transparent member to provide egress for the light beam, the height of the canopy being adjustable for controlling the amount of light projected by the device.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture that will overcome the shortcomings of prior art devices.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture which is able to provide adequate lighting to a desired area such as a path or sidewalk or to accent the landscape of a property.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture including a vertically adjustable canopy for varying an amount of light provided by the device.
A yet further object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture wherein the canopy includes an aperture through which light is directed.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture wherein the canopy acts to direct the light produced by the device in a downward direction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture wherein the aperture has a cover extending thereover, the cover being of any desired color to thereby tint the light produced by the device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture that is simple and easy to use.
A yet further object of the present invention is to provide a garden lighting fixture that is economical in cost to manufacture.
Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.
A lighting fixture connected to a power source for illuminating an area is disclosed by the present invention. The lighting fixture includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a socket for receiving a light bulb positioned in the first end. A canopy including a hemispherical member having a first reflective side and a vertical member having a cavity cut through a portion thereof extending through a central portion of the hemispherical member is adjustably connected to the first end of the housing by a securing device. The light bulb within the socket is at least partially positioned within the cavity such that light produced by the light bulb at least partially passes through the cavity and is reflected by said reflective side of the hemispherical member to illuminate the desired area when the canopy is secured atop the first side of the housing. The securing device includes at least two vertically aligned recesses extending through the first end of the housing, a recess extending through the vertical member and a pin releasably positioned to extend through a selected one of said at least two vertically aligned recesses and the recess extending through the vertical member. The housing further includes a second slanted end for insertion into the area desired to be illuminated and a cover is provided for covering the cavity and thereby protect the lightbulb.
To the accomplishment of the above and related ob
Kroll Michael I
O'Shea Sandra
Zeade Bertrand
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