INFLATABLE DECORATIVE COVERINGS FOR LIGHTING DEVICES
First Claim
1. An inflatable apparatus for decorating a lighting device, the inflatable apparatus comprising:
- a decorative exterior portion;
an interior portion disposed substantially within the exterior portion, the interior portion defining a channel configured for receiving at least a portion of the lighting device therein;
the inflatable apparatus having a first deflated configuration in which the interior portion receives at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel, and a second inflated configuration in which the interior portion frictionally grips at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel to thereby retain the inflatable apparatus to the lighting device.
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Abstract
An inflatable decorative covering for decorating a lighting device generally comprises a decorative exterior portion and an interior portion disposed substantially within the exterior portion. The interior portion defines a channel configured for receiving at least a portion of the lighting device therein. The inflatable apparatus has a first deflated configuration in which the interior portion receives at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel, and a second inflated configuration in which the interior portion frictionally grips at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel to thereby retain the inflatable apparatus to the lighting device.
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23 Claims
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1. An inflatable apparatus for decorating a lighting device, the inflatable apparatus comprising:
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a decorative exterior portion; an interior portion disposed substantially within the exterior portion, the interior portion defining a channel configured for receiving at least a portion of the lighting device therein; the inflatable apparatus having a first deflated configuration in which the interior portion receives at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel, and a second inflated configuration in which the interior portion frictionally grips at least a portion of the lighting device within the channel to thereby retain the inflatable apparatus to the lighting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An inflatable decorative covering for decorating a lighting device having a light source, a support to which the light source is mounted, and a solar panel for receiving sunlight for electrical power generation for operating the light source, the inflatable decorative covering comprising:
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an exterior portion configured to resemble an object associated with a desired theme; at least one inflatable bladder substantially surrounded by the exterior portion, the inflatable bladder defining a passage and having a first deflated configuration in which at least a portion of the support may be received within the passage, and a second inflated configuration in which a portion of the bladder defining the passage frictionally grips at least a portion of the support within the passage; a sunlight-transmissive portion configured to allow at least some sunlight to pass therethrough for receipt by the solar panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. An apparatus for decorating a lighting device with a decorative exterior cover, the apparatus comprising at least one inflatable bladder defining a passage and having a first deflated configuration in which at least a portion of the lighting device may be positioned within the passage, and a second inflated configuration in which a portion of the bladder defining the passage frictionally grips at least a portion of the lighting device within the passage for retaining the bladder to the lighting device, the bladder defining an interior portion configured to allow the exterior cover to be removably coupled thereto.
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