Lighted disco dance floor

• US 4,329,739 A
• Filed: 03/16/1979
• Issued: 05/11/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William Loebner
• Original Assignee: William Loebner
• Inventors: Loebner, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Hix, L. T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas H.
• Application Number:
  US06/021,191
• Time in Patent Office: 1,152 Days
• Field of Search: 52/6, 52/7, 52/588, 362/32, 362/153, 362/806, 352/85, 272/2, 272/3, 272/8 R, 272/8 P, 272/9, 272/10, 272/15, 272/18, 35/29 C, 40/406, 40/407, 40/409, 40/442, 40/444, 40/902, 62/264
• US Class Current: 362/153
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/02 Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of webs E04F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/00 Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/032 the surface being a floor or like ground surface, e.g. pavement
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0407 for flashing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols

Abstract

A portable lighted disco dance floor for converting an area into a dance floor and having lights internally thereof for lighting the dance floor.

Claims

1. A portable, roll-up dance floor comprising, a set of elongated hollow slats having a generally rectangular cross section disposed assembled in lengthwise juxtaposition, each slat comprising a top wall and side walls, each slat having means for assemblying the slats juxtapositioned lengthwise for assembly and disassembly thereof without moving the slats relative to each other axially, means internally of at least some of the hollow slats connected in circuit for lighting at least an area of the dance floor, the slats in said area having said top walls thereof pervious to light to allow said area of the dance floor to be lighted, said means comprising internally of each of at least some said hollow slats a tube pervious to light within the corresponding slat and extending longitudinally therein, electric lamp bulbs within each said tube spaced longitudinally therein, and said electric lamp bulbs being arranged in a pattern within said area of said dance floor.

2. A portable, roll-up dance floor according to claim 1, in which at least some of said slats comprise openings on the top wall thereof spaced longitudinally of the corresponding slat, and means to supply carbon dioxide into said slats having openings to simulate formation of a cloud over the dance floor.