Signalling element

• US 7,652,588 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2007
• Issued: 01/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barbolight, S.L.
• Original Assignee: Barbolight, S.L.
• Inventors: Lopez Barbarin, Javier
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Benjamin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham; Lam P
• Application Number:
  US11/798,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20070273547A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 340/321, 340/473, 340/907, 340/908, 340/815.42, 340/815.45, 362551-582, 362/577, 362/293, 362/296
• US Class Current: 340/815.42
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/04 characterised by the provision of a light source housing portion adjustably fixed to the remainder of the device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 1/06 foldable or collapsible
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/10 for personal use, e.g. hand-held

Abstract

A signalling element, which can be adapted to a light emitter, such as a lamp, the element for signalling includes an external double laminar body of plastic material, with a tronco-conical general shape extended by its larger base into a straight section and open via said larger base, housing two plastic layers of PVC and in its interior, the the external double laminar body defining a space for housing the pair of layers.

Claims

1. A signaling device, for adapting to a light emitter, the signaling device comprising:

an external double laminar body formed from a flexible plastic material and being extended by a larger base so as to form a straight section, and configured to be in a folded position where the double laminar body is collapsed;

said external double laminar body is configured to open from said folded position via said larger base to provide an interior and a generally tronco-conical shape, for adapting the light emitter to said interior at said larger base, and together forming said signaling device, said external double laminar body further housing two flexible plastic layers of PVC in said interior for directing emitted light to the outside, wherein said light emitter also functions as a handle for said signaling device.

2. A signalling device according to claim 1, wherein the external double laminar body defines a space for housing the two flexible plastic.

3. A signalling device according to claim 1, wherein the external double laminar body is formed from a flexible transparent plastic material.

4. A signalling device, according to claim 1, wherein the two flexible plastic layers are formed from a reflecting and translucent PVC plastic material.

5. A signalling device according to claim 1, wherein the two flexible plastic layers are formed with or without coloration.

6. A signalling device according to claim 1, wherein when the external double laminar body formed from flexible transparent plastic material is adapted to the light emitter, the external double laminar body is sufficiently rigid so as to enable static mounting, via the larger base.

7. A signalling element according to claim 2, wherein when the external double laminar body formed from flexible transparent plastic material is adapted to the light emitter, the external double laminar body is sufficiently rigid so as to enable static mounting, via the larger base.

8. A signalling element according to claim 3, wherein when the external double laminar body formed from flexible transparent plastic material is adapted to the light emitter, the external double laminar body is sufficiently rigid so as to enable static mounting, via the larger base.

9. A signalling element according to claim 4, wherein when the external double laminar body formed from flexible transparent plastic material is adapted to the light emitter, the external double laminar body is sufficiently rigid so as to enable static mounting, via the larger base.

10. A signalling element according to claim 5, wherein when the external double laminar body formed from flexible transparent plastic material is adapted to the light emitter, the external double laminar body is sufficiently rigid so as to enable static mounting, via the larger base.