Light box
First Claim
1. A light intensity modifying means for an elongated tubular light emitting source comprising:
- a tubular cylindrical member of sheet material having means for transmitting selected amounts of light therethrough along its length, having a central portion of substantially cylindrical shape transmitting a selected amount of light and adapted to be sleeved over the central cylindrical portion of said tubular light source, said light transmitting means providing progressively increased amounts of light to the ends of the tubular member with respect to the amount of light transmitted at the central portion of said tubular member, and whereby the amount of light emitted by said source and transmitted by said tubular member is reduced at said central portion and the amount of light transmitted at said end portions is progressively increased with respect to the reduced amount of light at said central portion to provide substantially uniform illumination.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A light box having one or more fluorescent light source tubes provided with light diffusing and mixing members of tubular form for modifying the light emitted by the fluorescent light tubes to provide a substantially uniformly illuminated backlighted work surface for use in tracing, stripping art work, and viewing color slides, photo negatives, and X-rays. The light box includes internal coated reflective surfaces on bottom and side walls. The light diffusing and mixing member includes light reflective interior and exterior coatings, shaped end portions and in one example perforations providing light transmitting openings. A light diffusing and mixing member of selected light translucent material having shaped end portions and arranged in accordance with the intensity of light emanating from the tubular fluorescent light source.
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. A light intensity modifying means for an elongated tubular light emitting source comprising:
a tubular cylindrical member of sheet material having means for transmitting selected amounts of light therethrough along its length, having a central portion of substantially cylindrical shape transmitting a selected amount of light and adapted to be sleeved over the central cylindrical portion of said tubular light source, said light transmitting means providing progressively increased amounts of light to the ends of the tubular member with respect to the amount of light transmitted at the central portion of said tubular member, and whereby the amount of light emitted by said source and transmitted by said tubular member is reduced at said central portion and the amount of light transmitted at said end portions is progressively increased with respect to the reduced amount of light at said central portion to provide substantially uniform illumination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a light box having one or more flourescent light source tubes of selected length and provided with light reflecting internal surfaces and a light transmitting wall providing a working surface to be illuminated, the provision of:
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a light diffusing and mixing member of hollow tubular cylindrical form having a central cylindrical portion and having end sections of truncated shape; said light mixing member having means along its length for transmitting selected amounts of light from said light source tube; each truncated end section being formed by a plane disposed at an angle to the axis of the cylindrical member of about 10 to 20 degrees, each end section terminating in spaced relation to the adjacent end of the light source tube; said cylindrical light mixing member being positionable on said light source tube with said truncated end sections covering the surface of the light source tube nearest the light transmitting wall and internal faces of said end sections facing the reflecting surfaces of said box opposite said light transmitting wall, whereby light emitted along the length of the light source tube is transmitted by said central portion in reduced amount and said light transmitted at said end sections is partially reduced in accordance with variations of light intensity along the length of said light source tube to provide mixed reflected light for substantially uniform illumination of said light transmitting wall and said working surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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