LICENSE PLATE FRAME WITH ILLUMINATED SCULPTURE

• US 20090077843A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: Dayan, Maurice S., Dayan, Mervin A.
• Application Number:
  US11/956,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20090077843A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/209
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/22 electroluminescent electroluminescent light sources per se H05B33/00

Abstract

A license plate frame comprising: a frame surrounding an opening for displaying a vehicle'"'"'s license plate, the frame comprising a three-dimensional decorative sculpture; and a luminary source located within the frame so as to illuminate the three-dimensional decorative sculpture. In another aspect, the invention can be a license plate decoration comprising: a horizontal member comprising a three-dimensional decorative sculpture and constructed of a colored substantially transparent material; a luminary source located within the horizontal member frame so as to illuminate the three-dimensional decorative sculpture; and first and second holes located in the horizontal member, the first and second holes sized and spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes.

Claims

1. A license plate frame comprising:

a frame surrounding an opening for displaying a vehicle'"'"'s license plate, the frame comprising a three-dimensional decorative sculpture; and

a luminary source located within the frame so as to illuminate the three-dimensional decorative sculpture.

2. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the frame comprises a front surface and a rear surface, the luminary source located between the front and rear face of the frame.

3. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the frame comprises a first horizontal member and a second horizontal member, and wherein the three-dimensional decorative sculpture is formed into the first horizontal member.

4. The license plate frame of claim 3 further comprising first and second holes located in the second horizontal member, the first and second holes spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes.

5. The license plate frame of claim 3 further comprising first and second holes located in the three-dimensional decorative sculpture, the first and second holes spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes.

6. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the frame and the three-dimensional decorative sculpture are integrally formed from a colored substantially transparent material.

7. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the three-dimensional decorative sculpture is formed of a colored translucent material or a colored substantially transparent material.

8. The license plate frame of claim 7 wherein the three-dimensional decorative sculpture is formed of a red substantially transparent material and the three-dimensional decorative sculpture is a flame design.

9. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the luminary source comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row behind the three-dimensional decorative sculpture.

10. The license plate frame of claim 1 wherein the frame comprises a cover piece and a backing piece, the backing piece connected to a rear of the cover piece so as to form a fluid-tight interior space, the luminary source located within the interior space.

11. The license plate frame of claim 10 wherein the cover piece comprises the three-dimensional decorative sculpture and is an integral single piece constructed of a colored translucent material or a colored substantially transparent material.

12. The license plate frame of claim 1 further comprising:

power wires having a first end operably connected to the luminary source and a second end for operably connection to a source of power.

13. The license plate frame of claim 12 further comprising:

the frame comprising a cover piece and a back plate, the back plate connected to a rear of the cover piece so as to form a fluid-tight interior space, the luminary source located within the interior space;

the cover piece comprising the three-dimensional decorative sculpture and being an integral single piece of flexible material;

the frame comprises a first horizontal member and a second horizontal member, the three-dimensional decorative sculpture formed into the first horizontal member;

first and second holes located in the second horizontal member, the first and second holes spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes;

third and fourth holes located in the three-dimensional decorative sculpture, the third and fourth holes spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes;

the three-dimensional decorative sculpture being a flame design; and

the luminary source comprising a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row.

14. A license plate decoration comprising:

a horizontal member comprising a three dimensional decorative sculpture and constructed of a colored substantially transparent material;

a luminary source located within the horizontal member frame so as to illuminate the three-dimensional decorative sculpture; and

first and second holes located in the horizontal member, the first and second holes sized and spaced from one another so as to facilitate mounting to a vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting holes.

15. A license plate frame comprising:

a frame surrounding an opening for displaying a vehicle'"'"'s license plate, the frame comprising a three-dimensional flame sculpture;

a plurality of LEDs located within the frame; and

the three-dimensional flame sculpture constructed of a red substantially transparent material so that when the plurality of LEDs are illuminated, the three-dimensional flame sculpture is illuminated.