Ornamental lighting device

• US 3,949,350 A
• Filed: 08/07/1974
• Issued: 04/06/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard D. Smith
• Original Assignee: Richard D. Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Richard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moses, R.
• Application Number:
  US05/495,321
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• Field of Search: 240/2 R, 240/2 G, 240/2 L, 240/1 R, 240/10 R, 240/10 A, 240/10.1, 84/464
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/02 changing colors F21S10/002 - F21S10/007, F21S10/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/002 Table lamps, e.g. for ambient lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/005 with a lamp housing maintained at a distance from the floor or ground via a support, e.g. standing lamp for ambient lighting

Abstract

First and second groups of light bulbs of different colors are disposed on base structure within a first light transmitting enclosure. The first enclosure is preferably a prismatic dome shaped lens which operates to project images of the bulb filaments. A circuit arrangement is provided for detecting, amplifying and separating an audio signal into bass and treble audio tones. The light bulbs are connected to the circuit arrangement so that one group is driven in response to the bass tones, while the other group is driven in response to the treble tones. A second light transmitting enclosure may be mounted on the base to surround the first enclosure. The second enclosure is preferably translucent to provide a surface upon which the colors of the bulbs and the images of their filaments are projected and displayed.

Claims

1. An ornamental lighting apparatus, comprising:

base structure;

circuit means mounted within said base structure and responsive to an audio signal for generating first and second output signals corresponding, respectively, to the bass and treble tones of the audio signal to which said circuit means is responding;

first and second differently colored lamp means mounted on said base structure and connected to said circuit means, said first lamp means being responsive to said first output signal to illuminate as a function thereof and said second lamp means being responsive to said second output signal to illuminute as a function thereof;

first light transmitting enclosure means mounted on said base structure to enclose said first and second lamp means whereby the colored light radiated from said lamp means is transmitted by said first enclosure means to generate an ornamental display of colored light, said first enclosure means being a domeshaped prismatic lens means, second light transmitting enclosure means mounted on said base structure enclosing said first enclosure means, said second enclosure means being translucent and being in the form of a globe providing a display surface for light transmitted from said lens means, said lens means having a plurality of lens surfaces which are flat on their outer sides and convex on their inwardly facing sides, the prismatic lens means being positioned to extend into the first enclosure means.

2. The invention defined in claim 1, wherein:

said first and second lamps means include colored light bulbs having visible filaments; and

said first enclosure means is constructed to project the images of the filaments of said bulbs.

3. The invention defined in claim 2, said second enclosure means being constructed whereby the images of said bulb filaments are projected and thereby displayed on the surface of said second enclosure means.

4. The invention defined in claim 1, wherein said circuit means comprises:

microphone means for picking up ambient audio signals;

amplifier means connected to said microphone means for amplifying said sudio signals; and

filter means connected to said amplifier means for generating from said amplified audio signals said first and second output signals.

5. The invention defined in claim 4, wherein said circuit means and lamp means include first and second silicon controlled rectifiers which are triggered into conduction in response to, respectively, said first and second output signals, said first and second lamp means being energized whenever said first and second silicon controlled rectifiers, respectively, are triggered into conduction.