LED curtain display system and method of making
First Claim
1. An LED curtain display system, comprising:
- a) a non-rigid curtain having a display side and a reverse side and defining one or more holes substantially therethrough and arranged in a desired display pattern;
b) one or more washers each defining a central opening, said washers fastened to said reverse side of said curtain, with the central openings of said washers substantially aligned with the holes in said curtain in one to one relation; and
c) one or more LED lighting units contained in an LED light string, each of said LED lighting units inserted through the central opening of a respective washer to form a visible display pattern on the display side of the curtain when said LED lighting units are activated.
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Abstract
A light-emitting diode (LED) curtain display system includes LED lighting units on at least one LED light string that are attached to a non-rigid curtain. Each LED lighting unit is held within a central opening of a washer. The washer is attached to the reverse face of the curtain fabric, such as with adhesive, so that central opening substantially aligns with a hole formed through the fabric. Each LED lighting unit is visible from the display side of the curtain through its respective hole. The LED lighting unit may be so mounted with or without a covering dome lens. The LED light strings are attached by Ethernet connections to a computer control so that the LED lighting units may be jointly or individually activated.
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19 Claims
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1. An LED curtain display system, comprising:
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a) a non-rigid curtain having a display side and a reverse side and defining one or more holes substantially therethrough and arranged in a desired display pattern;
b) one or more washers each defining a central opening, said washers fastened to said reverse side of said curtain, with the central openings of said washers substantially aligned with the holes in said curtain in one to one relation; and
c) one or more LED lighting units contained in an LED light string, each of said LED lighting units inserted through the central opening of a respective washer to form a visible display pattern on the display side of the curtain when said LED lighting units are activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A method of making an LED curtain display system, comprising the following steps:
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a) providing a curtain fabric having a display side and a reverse side;
b) forming a plurality of holes through the curtain fabric;
c) affixing a plurality of washers wherein each washer defines a central opening to the reverse side of said curtain such that the central opening of each washer substantially aligns with one of the holes through the curtain fabric;
d) providing a plurality of LED lighting units on an LED light string and fitting each LED lighting unit through the central opening of a respective washer in the plurality of washers, so that each of said LED lighting units is visible from the display side of the curtain fabric;
e) connecting said LED light string by male and female connectors to a main connector cable;
f) connecting said connector cable to a power supply; and
g) connecting said connector cable either directly or indirectly to a computer containing an LED illumination control program and an Ethernet-based hardware controller.
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