Apparatus for providing oil lamp lighting effects
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating an oil lamp lighting effect, comprising:
- a receptacle with an inner surface defining a basin for containing a volume of liquid;
a nozzle extending into the receptacle a height above the inner surface;
a liquid input manifold for directing pressurized liquid to an inlet of the nozzle, wherein the nozzle has an outlet ejecting the pressurized liquid received at the nozzle inlet vertically upward;
a light source operable to output light into the liquid input manifold, whereby the output light illuminates the pressurized liquid received at the inlet and ejected out of the nozzle outlet; and
a drain line in the receptacle with an inlet at a height above a base of the inner surface for receiving the liquid in the basin having a depth greater than the inlet height, wherein the nozzle outlet is at a height that is less than the height of the inlet such that the pressurized liquid ejected out of the nozzle travels through a portion of the liquid in the basin.
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Abstract
An oil lamp-type apparatus or a Kukui pot candle device for achieving the illumination and the appearance of an ignited oil lamp. This is achieved by illuminating water flowing upward (e.g., substantially vertically to provide a flame-shaped element or small fountain of water above the pool surface) using a light source directing its light output upward through the water. The flame-shaped element has kinetic and dynamic movement similar to a flame on an oil lamp or candle wick due to the combination of the water flowing upward and the water falling nearly straight down back into a pool about the water outlet. Further, the effect is achieve by only illuminating the liquid in the flame-shaped element with the vertically upward-direct light stream and not by shining light from the side, from above, or even from an adjacent location.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for creating an oil lamp lighting effect, comprising:
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a receptacle with an inner surface defining a basin for containing a volume of liquid; a nozzle extending into the receptacle a height above the inner surface; a liquid input manifold for directing pressurized liquid to an inlet of the nozzle, wherein the nozzle has an outlet ejecting the pressurized liquid received at the nozzle inlet vertically upward; a light source operable to output light into the liquid input manifold, whereby the output light illuminates the pressurized liquid received at the inlet and ejected out of the nozzle outlet; and a drain line in the receptacle with an inlet at a height above a base of the inner surface for receiving the liquid in the basin having a depth greater than the inlet height, wherein the nozzle outlet is at a height that is less than the height of the inlet such that the pressurized liquid ejected out of the nozzle travels through a portion of the liquid in the basin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting device, comprising:
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a pressurized water source providing water at an inlet pressure; a bowl with a sidewall with an inner surface defining a pool for receiving a volume of water; a drain element extending upward into the pool of the bowl; a nozzle extending upward into the pool, the nozzle having an outlet at a first height, the drain element having an inlet at a second height exceeding the first height and being less than a depth of the pool; and a light source outputting a stream of light, wherein the water and stream of light are concurrently directed to an inlet of the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An oil lamp simulator, comprising:
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a liquid inlet manifold; a light source operable to output light into a first port of the liquid input manifold; a second port of the liquid inlet manifold operable to receive a light transmissive liquid at a pressure of at least about 3 psi; and a nozzle fluidically connected to a third port of the liquid inlet manifold for receiving a flow of the light transmissive liquid, wherein the first port and third ports are opposite, whereby the output light travels through the nozzle to be projected out a nozzle outlet with the received flow of the light transmissive liquid. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for creating an oil lamp lighting effect, comprising:
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a receptacle with an inner surface defining a basin for containing a volume of liquid; a nozzle extending into the receptacle a height above the inner surface; a liquid input manifold for directing pressurized liquid to an inlet of the nozzle, wherein the nozzle has an outlet ejecting the pressurized liquid received at the nozzle inlet vertically upward; and a light source operable to output light into the liquid input manifold, whereby the output light illuminates the pressurized liquid received at the inlet and ejected out of the nozzle outlet, wherein the light source is connected to a port of the liquid input manifold and directs the output light vertically upward through the liquid input manifold and a fluid passageway of the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for creating an oil lamp lighting effect, comprising:
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a receptacle with an inner surface defining a basin for containing a volume of liquid; a nozzle extending into the receptacle a height above the inner surface; a liquid input manifold for directing pressurized liquid to an inlet of the nozzle, wherein the nozzle has an outlet ejecting the pressurized liquid received at the nozzle inlet vertically upward; and a light source operable to output light into the liquid input manifold, whereby the output light illuminates the pressurized liquid received at the inlet and ejected out of the nozzle outlet, wherein the liquid input manifold comprises two inlets for receiving the pressurized liquid and wherein the apparatus further includes a low pressure line connected to one of the two inlets providing a first stream of liquid at a first pressure and a high pressure line connected to a different one of the two inlets selectively providing a second stream of liquid at a second pressure greater than the first pressure. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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