Decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments

• US 10,591,119 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2019
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raymond David Kiefer
• Original Assignee: Raymond David Kiefer
• Inventors: Kiefer, Raymond David
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Anh T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Featherly, Hana S
• Application Number:
  US16/379,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20190316744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• Field of Search: 362 84
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/02 changing colors F21S10/002 - F21S10/007, F21S10/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/26 of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/004 with a lamp housing in direct contact with the floor or ground
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/022 intended to be recessed in a floor or like ground surface, e.g. pavement or false floor
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/02 the power supply being a battery or accumulator
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/012 Housings with variable shape or dimensions, e.g. by means of elastically deformable materials or by movement of parts forming telescopic extensions of the housing body
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/015 Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 31/005 Sealing arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/40 Lighting for industrial, commercial, recreational or military use
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/00 Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments is capable of being deployed in outdoors and aquatic environments without the need of an external support. The tower includes an elongated tube, a plurality of lighting fixtures, a light controller, a power source, a first endcap, and a second endcap. The plurality of lighting fixtures is mounted in a helical fashion around the elongated tube. Consequently, the plurality of lighting fixtures is positioned along a longitudinal axis and radially mounted around the elongated tube. The first endcap and the second endcap connect at opposite ends of the elongated tube. The light controller is an electronic device that controls the actuation of the plurality of lighting fixtures. Accordingly, the plurality of lighting fixtures can be made to display various patterns, images, and colors. Finally, the power source provides electrical power to the plurality of lighting fixtures and the light controller.

Claims

1. A decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments comprising:

an elongated tube;

a plurality of lighting fixtures;

a power source;

a first endcap;

a second endcap;

the plurality of lighting fixtures being positioned along a longitudinal axis of the elongated tube;

the plurality of lighting fixtures being radially mounted around the elongated tube;

the first endcap being terminally connected to the elongated tube;

the second endcap being terminally connected to the elongated tube;

the second endcap being oppositely located to the first endcap;

the power source being electrically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures;

the elongated tube comprising a plurality of detachable sections and a plurality of connecting rings;

the plurality of detachable sections and the plurality of connecting rings being positioned concentric to each other; and

an arbitrary detachable section among the plurality of detachable sections being attached to an adjacent detachable section among the plurality of detachable sections by a corresponding connecting ring among the plurality of connecting rings.

2. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a light controller;

the light controller being electronically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures; and

the power source being electrically connected to the light controller.

3. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 2 comprising:

the light controller comprising a control unit and a programmable-memory unit;

the control unit being electronically connected to the programmable-memory unit; and

the control unit being electronically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures.

4. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the power source being externally positioned to the elongated tube.

5. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a power cord;

the plurality of lighting fixtures being connected to each other by the power cord;

the power cord being wound around the elongated tube; and

the light controller being electrically connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures by the power cord.

6. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the elongated tube being a bamboo culm;

the bamboo culm comprising an exposed portion and a submerged portion; and

the submerged portion being adjacently positioned to the exposed portion.

7. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 6 comprising:

the exposed portion and the submerged portion being superimposed with a chemical compound solution;

a paint mixture being superimposed over the chemical compound solution;

a rubberized sealant being superimposed over the paint mixture; and

the submerged portion being covered by the rubberized sealant.

8. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 7 comprising:

the chemical compound solution comprising acetone, lacquer thinner, trisodium phosphate, and saltwater.

9. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

the elongated tube being a bamboo culm;

the bamboo culm being superimposed with a wood stain solution;

a protective mixture being superimposed over the wood stain solution;

a rubberized sealant being superimposed over the wood stain solution; and

a submerged portion being covered by the rubberized sealant.

10. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elongated tube is made of a polymeric material.

11. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 1 comprising:

a ground anchor; and

the ground anchor being attached over a submerged portion of the elongated tube.

12. The decorative free-standing illumination tower for outdoor and aquatic environments as claimed in claim 11 comprising:

an urn; and

the ground anchor being connected within the urn; and

the ground anchor being mounted into the submerged portion of the elongated tube.