Lighted landscaping stone
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1. A lighted landscaping stone, comprising:
- a body member including an upper translucent panel, a lower panel having a reflective top face, and sidewalls interconnecting the upper and lower panels to define an internal cavity;
hourglass shaped support columns disposed in the cavity and extending between the upper and lower panels, the columns being aligned within the cavity in a crisscross pattern;
an inlet connector disposed through the sidewall;
an outlet connector disposed through the sidewall;
an elongated light emitting member disposed within the cavity in a serpentine pattern around the columns and being operably connected to and extending between the inlet and outlet connectors; and
cable operably attached between an energy source and the light emitting member.
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Abstract
A lighted landscaping stone including a body member having an upper translucent panel, a lower reflective panel, and sidewalls connecting the upper and lower panels to form an internal cavity. Hourglass-shaped support columns extend between the upper and lower panels and are aligned in a criss-cross pattern to provide maximum support. An elongated light emitting member is arranged within the cavity in a serpentine pattern around the support columns to provide uniform lighting to the entire area of upper panel. The elongated light emitting member is preferably a fiber optic line.
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1. A lighted landscaping stone, comprising:
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a body member including an upper translucent panel, a lower panel having a reflective top face, and sidewalls interconnecting the upper and lower panels to define an internal cavity; hourglass shaped support columns disposed in the cavity and extending between the upper and lower panels, the columns being aligned within the cavity in a crisscross pattern; an inlet connector disposed through the sidewall; an outlet connector disposed through the sidewall; an elongated light emitting member disposed within the cavity in a serpentine pattern around the columns and being operably connected to and extending between the inlet and outlet connectors; and cable operably attached between an energy source and the light emitting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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