Console color display

• US 4,984,138 A
• Filed: 11/16/1989
• Issued: 01/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary R. Graham
• Original Assignee: Gary R. Graham
• Inventors: Graham, Gary R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ostrager, Allen M.
• Application Number:
  US07/438,608
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 362/85, 362/295, 340/815.1, 340/815.12
• US Class Current: 362/85
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/08 for producing coloured light, e.g. monochromatic; for reducing intensity of light with provision for controlling the colour F21V9/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

Abstract

A display for a stage lighting control console provides colored display elements adjacent light control devices of the console. Each colored display element corresponds in color to the color of a stage light associated with the adjacent light control device. The colored display elements are replaceable or remountable whereby the display accommodates different stage lighting configurations by rearrangement or substitution of the colored display elements.

Claims

1. A display for a stage lighting control console, the console including at least one light control device adapted for controlling an associated colored stage light, the display comprising:

a mounting structure positionable relative to the light control device of the console;

means coupled to said mounting structure for retaining a display element corresponding in color to the stage light and for positioning the display element adjacent the light control device;

means for receiving a light source to illuminate the display element.

2. A display according to claim 1 wherein said console includes a plurality of light control devices each adapted for controlling an associated one of a plurality of colored stage lights, and said display further comprises means for retaining a plurality of display elements each corresponding in color to a selected one of said plurality of colored stage lights and for positioning each display element adjacent the light control device associated therewith.

3. A display according to claim 1 wherein the lighting control console includes a plurality of light control devices lying in a given spaced relation, and said display further comprises means for retaining a plurality of colored elements in spaced relation corresponding to the spaced relation of said light control devices.

4. A display according to claim 1 wherein said retaining means is adapted to received a filter element corresponding to a filter element of the stage light.

5. A display according to claim 1 wherein said display further comprises:

additional retention means adapted to receive a plurality of filter elements; and

wherein the means for receiving the light source comprises means for directing light through at least one color filtering element.

6. A display for a stage lighting control console, the control console including a plurality of light control devices lying in a given spaced relation, the display comprising:

a mounting structure attachable to the console in position relative to said light control devices;

attaching means for removably attaching to said mounting structure a plurality of selective color filtering elements in spaced relation corresponding to the spaced relation of said light control devices whereby a selected color filtering element may be positioned adjacent a selected light control device; and

a light source for directing light through at least one color filtering element.

7. A display according to claim 6 wherein said attaching means comprises means for receiving selective color filtering elements.

8. A display according to claim 6 wherein said attaching means comprises means for receiving a plurality of selective color filtering elements, and said display further comprises:

coupling means adapted for connection to the light source; and

a light conductive element connected to said coupling means for carrying light received from the light source, the light conductive element being positioned relative to said attaching means whereby light passing from said light conductive element passes through each of said selective color filtering elements.

9. A display according to claim 6 wherein said mounting structure comprises a frame for coupling to the lighting control console, each of said color filtering elements comprises a gel strip, and said attaching means comprises a plurality of gel strip retention formations for receiving and retaining selected gel strips therein.

10. A display according to claim 6 wherein said mounting structure comprises a frame for coupling to the lighting control console, said attaching means comprises a plurality of gel strip retention formations for receiving and retaining selected gel strips therein, and said display further comprises a plurality of light sources corresponding to said plurality of gel strip retention formations for passing light through gel strips mounted therein.

11. A stage lighting control system comprising:

a stage lighting control console adapted for operative coupling to a plurality of colored stage lights, said stage lighting control console including a plurality of light control devices for independent operation of said stage lights; and

means for removably receiving a plurality colored display elements whereby a selected display element may be positioned adjacent a selected light control device;

wherein said console includes at least one light source for directing light through at least one of said selective color filter elements.

12. A display according to claim 11 wherein said receiving means is adapted to receive as said colored display elements a plurality of selective color filter elements corresponding to color filter elements used on stage lights controlled by said light control devices.

13. A method of displaying stage lighting on a lighting control console having a plurality of light control devices each adapted for controlling an associated one of a plurality colored stage lights, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of colored display elements each corresponding in color to one of the colored stage lights, and a light source to illuminate at least one of the colored display elements;

positioning selected colored display elements in positions relative to said light control devices whereby display elements are associated with light control devices, the color of each display element corresponding to the color of the stage light controlled by the associated light control device; and

illuminating at least one of the colored display elements with the light source.

14. A method according to claim 13 wherein the providing step comprises providing colored display elements comprising selective color filtering elements;

and

wherein the illuminating step comprises directing light from the light source through at least one of said selective color filtering elements.