Lighting assembly and a wheel rim including a lighting assembly

• US 20060209536A1
• Filed: 06/16/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kurt Wilson Bartels
• Original Assignee: Kurt Wilson Bartels
• Inventors: Bartels, Kurt Wilson
• Application Number:
  US11/154,876
• Publication Number:
  US 20060209536A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/192
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/326 on or for wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/30 Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/045 supported by the wheels

Abstract

A lighting assembly 10 which includes a generator assembly 150 which is adapted to be placed within a wheel rim bore of a selectively movable assembly 12, and which selectively powers a light emission assembly or display 180, 190, 375.

Claims

1. ) A light assembly comprising a source of electrical power;

a light emission assembly which is coupled to said source of electrical power; and

a translucent tire which covers said light emission assembly.

2. ) The light assembly of claim 1 wherein said source of electrical power is a generator assembly.

3. ) The light assembly of claim 2 wherein said generator assembly is adapted be selectively placed within a wheel rim bore of a selectively movable assembly.

4. ) The light assembly of claim 3 wherein said light emission assembly is substantially circular in cross-section.

5. ) The light assembly of claim 4 wherein said light emission assembly is operatively disposed upon and around said wheel rim bore of said selectively movable assembly.

6. ) The light assembly of claim 5 wherein said translucent tire is adapted to allow light emitted from said light emission assembly to pass through said translucent tire.

7. ) The light assembly of claim 1 further comprising a signal receiving member and a transmitter, and wherein said signal receiving member is electrically and communicatively coupled to said generator assembly.

8. ) A light assembly comprising

a translucent tire;

at least one light emitting device embedded within said translucent tire; and

a source of electrical energy which is coupled to said at least one light emitting device.

9. ) The light assembly of claim 8 wherein said source of electrical energy comprises a generator assembly.

10. ) The light assembly of claim 9 wherein said generator assembly is adapted to be selectively placed within a wheel rim bore of a selectively movable assembly.

11. ) The light assembly of claim 10 further comprising a signal receiving member and a transmitter, and wherein said signal receiving member is electrically and communicatively coupled to said generator assembly.

12. ) An assembly comprising

a display assembly which is operatively mounted upon a selectively movable assembly and which selectively displays information;

and

a transmitter, remote from said display, which selectively communicates said information to said display.

13. ) The assembly of claim 12 further comprising a microprocessor assembly which is communicatively and controllably coupled to said display portion.

14. ) The assembly of claim 13 wherein said transmitter selectively communicates information to said microprocessor.