Night light

• US 8,569,971 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2006
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Parker
• Original Assignee: Steven Parker
• Inventors: Parker, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, JIMMY T
• Application Number:
  US12/065,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20080224637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,617 Days
• Field of Search: 315/224, 315/225, 315/291, 315/307, 315/308, 315/312, 315/318
• US Class Current: 315/307
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/035 by means of plugging into a wall outlet, e.g. night light
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/02 Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 3/00 Thermometers giving results other than momentary value of temperature G01K7/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source

Abstract

A night-light (100) having a light source (104) and control circuitry (110), which is arranged to receive a temperature input comprising a measure of temperature measured by a temperature sensor (208). The light source (104) is arranged to emit light in a first color when the temperature measured by a temperature sensor (208) is within a predetermined range and to emit light in an alternative color when the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (208) is outside the predetermined range. The night-light may be of particular use in babies'"'"' nurseries.

Claims

1. A nursery night-light comprising:

a housing;

a light source being located within the housing;

a frosted dome being attached to the housing, the dome configured to diffuse light generated by the light source;

control circuitry arranged to receive a temperature input comprising a measure of temperature measured by a temperature sensor and to control the light source, the light source being arranged to emit light of a first colour when the temperature input is within a predetermined range and to emit light of at least one alternative colour when the temperature input is outside the predetermined range; and

at least one secondary temperature indicator arranged to indicate whether the temperature input is within the predetermined range, the at least one secondary temperature indicator is additional to the light source,

wherein the at least one secondary temperature indicator is located on the housing such that a viewer visualizes without looking through the dome.

2. The night-light according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor arranged to provide the temperature input and arranged to affix to the exterior of the night-light.

3. The night-light according to claim 1, wherein the color of the emitted light has an intrinsic meaning to an observer.

4. The night-light according to claim 3, wherein the intrinsic meaning is associated with one of hot or cold.

5. The night-light according to claim 1, wherein the at least one secondary temperature indicator comprises one or more of the following:

a display means arranged to display a symbol, a colour, a light, a coloured light, textual instructions, temperature information;

an alarm means.

6. The night-light according to claim 1, wherein the secondary temperature indicator means has an intrinsic meaning to an observer.

7. The night-light according to claim 1, wherein the light source is arranged to emit light of at least three colours, a first colour when the temperature input is within the predetermined range, a second colour when the temperature input is below that range and a third colour when the temperature input is above that range.

8. The night-light according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined range is between roughly 16°

C. and roughly 20°

C.

9. The night-light according to claim 1, wherein the light source is arranged to emit light of four colours, a first colour when the temperature input is within the predetermined range, a second colour to indicate that the temperature input is below the predetermined range, a third colour when the temperature input is above that range, but not substantially so, and a fourth colour to indicate that the temperature input dangerous exceeds the predetermined range.

10. The night-light according to claim 9, wherein the third colour is used when the temperature input is above 20°

C.

11. The night-light according to claim 10, wherein the fourth colour is used when the temperature input is above 24°

C.

12. The night-light according to claim 1, further comprising an instruction set, linking the colour of the light to a recommended action.

13. The night-light according to claim 12, wherein the recommended actions relate to the provision of sleepwear.

14. The night-light according to claim 12, wherein the recommended actions include one or more of the following:

cool room, heat room, use light sleepwear, use moderate sleepwear, use heavy sleepwear, use an alternative room.

15. The night-light according to claim 1, further comprising a kit.

16. The night-light according to claim 15, wherein the kit further comprises a power supply means arranged to supply power to the night-light, the power supply means comprising the temperature sensor.

17. The night-light according to claim 16, wherein the kit further comprises a set of instructions providing details of the action recommended given the temperature of a room as indicated by the colour of the light.

18. The night-light according to claim 17, wherein the set of instructions provides a sleepwear guide which can be used by a carer to select sleepwear for a baby with an appropriate level of thermal resistance.

19. The night-light according to claim 18, wherein the set of instructions defines the correct level of sleepwear with reference to the Tog value.

20. The night-light according to claim 17, wherein the set of instructions comprises information printed on one of the night light or in an instruction manual.

21. The night-light according to claim 20, wherein the kit further comprises sleepwear of known thermal resistance.

22. The night-light according to claim 15, wherein the set of instructions further comprises information on how to site the night-light.

23. The night-light according to claim lwherein the at least one secondary temperature indicator comprises a display means arranged to display a symbol.

24. A nursery night-light comprising:

a light source;

control circuitry arranged to receive a temperature input comprising a measure of temperature measured by a temperature sensor and to control the light source, the light source being arranged to emit light of a first color when the temperature input is within a predetermined range and to emit light of at least one alternative color when the temperature input is outside the predetermined range;

at least one secondary temperature indicator arranged to indicate whether the temperature input is within the predetermined range; and

a housing,

wherein the at least one secondary temperature indicator is located on the housing.