Light fixtures for illumination of liquids
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a lighting fixture to generate variable color radiation to illuminate a liquid contained in one of a pool and a spa, the lighting fixture adapted to be mounted on a portion of an inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa, the inner surface being at least partially in contact with the liquid, wherein the lighting fixture has a first dimension less than 2.5 inches, the first dimension being essentially normal to the portion of the inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa when the lighting fixture is mounted on the portion of the inner surface.
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Abstract
Light fixtures for illumination of liquids in a variety of environments. In one example, multi-color LED-based light fixtures are employed to achieve a wide range of enhanced lighting effects in liquids. In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more multi-color light fixtures that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices, or coupled together to form a networked lighting system to provide a variety of programmable and/or coordinated color illumination effects in the pool or spa environment. The light fixtures may have a significantly thin depth dimension to facilitate streamlined mounting in the pool or spa. Additionally, the light fixtures may be particularly constructed to take advantage of the liquid in contact with the light fixture so as to facilitate the dissipation of heat generated by the light fixture.
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45 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a lighting fixture to generate variable color radiation to illuminate a liquid contained in one of a pool and a spa, the lighting fixture adapted to be mounted on a portion of an inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa, the inner surface being at least partially in contact with the liquid, wherein the lighting fixture has a first dimension less than 2.5 inches, the first dimension being essentially normal to the portion of the inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa when the lighting fixture is mounted on the portion of the inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of illuminating a liquid contained in one of a pool and a spa with variable color radiation, comprising an act of:
mounting a lighting fixture, adapted to generate the variable color radiation, on a portion of an inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa, the inner surface being at least partially in contact with the liquid, the lighting fixture having a first dimension less than 2.5 inches, the first dimension being essentially normal to the portion of the inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa when the lighting fixture is mounted on the portion of the inner surface.
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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a lighting fixture to generate variable color radiation to illuminate a liquid contained in one of a pool and a spa, the lighting fixture adapted to be mounted on a portion of an inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa, the inner surface being at least partially in contact with the liquid, wherein the lighting fixture is adapted to be mounted on the portion of the inner surface such that the lighting fixture does not protrude through the portion of the inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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a lighting fixture to generate variable color radiation to illuminate a liquid contained in one of a pool and a spa, the lighting fixture adapted to be mounted on a portion of an inner surface of the one of the pool and the spa, the inner surface being at least partially in contact with the liquid, wherein the lighting fixture has a first dimension and comprises at least one mounting mechanism to mount the lighting fixture to the inner surface, and wherein the inner surface is formed from at least one magnetic material, and the at least one mounting mechanism includes at least one magnetic mechanism to mount the lighting fixture to the inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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