Paving member

• US 20030147694A1
• Filed: 11/26/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alec Leonard Ryman, Nicole Ann Leader
• Original Assignee: Alec Leonard Ryman, Nicole Ann Leader
• Inventors: Ryman, Alec Leonard, Leader, Nicole Ann
• Granted Patent: US 7,316,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 404/71
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/228 Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground

Abstract

A paving member (2) comprising a surface (4) for being walked on, an image (6) below the surface (4), and a source of light for illuminating the paving member (2), the paving member (2) being of such a material and construction that the image (6) is viewable by a person walking on the surface (4), and the source of light being such that it makes the image (6) visible at night and also provides light at night for the environment (8) adjacent the paving member (2). The image may be a static image or a moving image. The image may be a hologram. The image may be changed by remote control means.

Claims

1. A paving member comprising a surface for being walked on, an image below the surface, and a source of light for illuminating the paving member, the paving member being of such a material and construction that the image is viewable by a person walking on the surface, and the source of the light being such that it makes the image visible at night and also provides light at night for the environment adjacent the paving member.

2. A paving member according to claim 1 in which the image is a static image or a moving image.

3. A paving member according to claim 2 in which the image is a projected image which is projected onto an underneath surface of the paving member.

4. A paving member according to claim 2 in which the image is a hologram.

5. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims and including remote control means for remotely changing the image.

6. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims and which is made of a transparent material.

7. A paving member according to claim 6 in which the transparent material is a transparent plastics material.

8. A paving member according to claim 7 in which the transparent plastics material is a clear polyacrylate.

9. A paving member according to claim 6 in which the transparent material is glass.

10. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims in which the surface of the paving member is a non-slip surface.

11. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims in which the image is viewable from different directions.

12. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims in which there is more than one of the images.

13. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims and which is a moulded paving member.

14. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims in which the surface of the paving member is the upper surface of a sheet portion, and in which the sheet portion has a pair of opposed side walls for supporting the sheet portion above the ground.

15. A paving member according to claim 14 in which the image is on an underneath surface of the sheet portion.

16. A paving member according to claim 15 in which the underneath surface of the sheet portion is provided with ridges.

17. A paving member according to claim 16 in which the ridges have first and second flat sides, and in which a first image is viewable on the first sides, and a second image is viewable on the second sides.

18. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims in which the paving member is constructed as a paving member for use in pavements, and in which the source of light directs light away from a road bordered by the paving member.

19. A paving member according to any one of the preceding claims and including a body portion.

20. A paving member according to claim 19 and in which the body portion is in the form of a tray or a frame.

21. A paving member according to claim 19 or claim 20 in which the body portion includes securing means for securing the paving member in position in the ground.

22. A paving member substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.