Multiple light source night light

• US 7,455,444 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Issued: 11/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aaron Chien, Hsin-Yi Wang, Te-Ju Chien
• Original Assignee: Tseng-Lu Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Tseng-Lu
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Shea; Sandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRANSON JR, JAMES W
• Application Number:
  US11/255,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20060152946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 362641-644
• US Class Current: 362/643
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2209/12 Lighting means
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/03 Apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/035 by means of plugging into a wall outlet, e.g. night light
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0004 Personal or domestic articles
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/09 for baseless lamp bulb

Abstract

A multiple light source night light incorporates at least two sets of light sources to offer perfect illumination for decorative lighting and also for providing area illumination via openings, windows, holes, cut-outs, and/or light-transmitting areas of the housing. The multiple light source sets may include LED or EL elements (including sheet, wire, or tube type elements), neon bulbs or tubes, or the like. In addition, the night light may incorporate an air freshener, fan, mechanical device, O3 generator, potpourri, deodorizer elements, fragrance elements, oil, chemical compounds, sensors, heat elements, and/or switch devices to provide additional functions when the prongs are connected with a power source.

Claims

1. A multiple light source night light with a fiber optics unit, including:

first and second light source sets within the night light, each of the light source providing a different light performance,

wherein the first and second light source sets are selected from the group consisting of at least one LED, EL, OLED, neon bulb, gas filled bulb, incandescent bulb, fluorescent tube, halogen bulb and conventional light means, and

wherein said first and second light source sets are sealed within a housing to enable a viewer to see the respective light performances of the light source sets,

the improvement wherein;

the first light source set supplies light beams to the fiber optics unit for providing light effects and the light functions upon being driven by a circuit included in the night light, and

the second light source set supplies light beams that pass in a desired direction through light passages selected from the group consisting of windows, cut-outs, openings, light-transmitting areas of the housing, and holes.

2. A multiple light source night light with a smell device, including:

at least two light source sets installed within a housing and connected with a circuit and prong means to get a desired electric signal to cause the first and second light source sets to exhibit pre-determined light effects while the prong means are connected with a power source,

wherein said night light is further incorporated with the smell device and a heat element to make a fragrance material spread out to wider areas while the prong means are connected with a power source, and

further comprising control means incorporated with the circuit for providing functions selected from the group consisting of operating a switch, sensor, fan, mechanical device, chemical compound, fragrance dispenser in any form, deodorizer device, O₃ generator, and heater film with adjustable kits to provide multiple functions of said night light with smell device.

3. A multiple light source night light, including:

at least two light source sets installed within a housing,

wherein said two of light source sets include first and second light sets, both of which LEDs,

the improvement wherein;

the first and second light source sets only emit single color light beams to viewers while the prong means connect to a power source,

the night light is arranged to incorporate a switch means and heater means,

and further comprising decorative means incorporated with the said housing to make said night light have a valuable appearance and selected from the group consisting of any combination of fiber optics, a solid plastic injection with air inside, a liquid medium unit with miniature stuff inside, a liquid medium unit with reflective stuff inside, a liquid medium unit with desired stuff inside, a textured lens, and a stain-glass device.

4. A multiple light source night light with a top decorative unit, including:

at least two light source sets including first and second light sources to light beams to different locations selected from the ground consisting of openings, windows, holes, cut-outs, and light-transmitting areas of a housing.

wherein the first light source set supplies the light beams to a decorative unit selected from the group consisting of a fiber optics device, liquid medium device, solid plastic device, and plastic injection device with decorative designs to provide expected light effects, and

wherein the second light source set supplies light beams to the viewer through said openings, windows, holes, cut-outs, and light-emitting areas.

5. A night light having multiple lighted areas, including:

at least one light source set installed within a housing,

wherein said housing includes at least two areas having separate and discrete light passages selected from the group consisting of windows, openings, cut-outs, holes, light-transmitting areas of the housing, ends of the housing, and sides of the housing to allow light beams to be emitted out to viewers directly or indirectly,

the improvement wherein;

each of said windows, openings, cut-outs, holes, areas, ends, and sides of the housing incorporates different decorated units selected from the group consisting of a lamp shade, lens, plastic injection pieces, filter, stencil, glass device, decoration stuff, toy, blow-mold items, stained glass with frame, ceramic item, liquid medium device with miniature stuff inside, and solid plastic piece with laser carving inside, and fiber optics device which allows the light to pass through to viewers.

6. A multiple light source night light with smell device, including:

at least two light source sets to provide the night light with desired light effects and functions;

at least one compartment installed with fragrance elements, said compartment having the approximate dimensions 61.8 mm (length)×

33.8 mm (width)×

7.6 mm (heights) plus or minus 50%,

the improvement wherein;

the night light includes a heat element selected from the group consisting of an electric component, resistor film, and resistor units to connect with electricity to generate heat at pre-determined temperatures to cause the fragrance elements to spread fragrance to a wider area, and

an optional additional device selected from the group consisting of a fan device, motor device, and gear device.