Aquarium lighting system
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1. An aquarium comprising:
- a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing; and
a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs light into the aquarium housing at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the water surface so as to utilize the curved aquarium housing as an optic and to focus the light on at least one element within the aquarium housing, wherein the arm includes baffles that partially surround the light to inhibit the emission of light away from the aquarium, wherein the aquarium housing includes a semi-spherical wall formed from a substantially transparent material, and wherein the baffles include an edge that is contoured to match a curved contour of the semi-spherical wall.
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Abstract
An aquarium includes a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing. The aquarium also includes a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs light into the aquarium housing at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the water surface.
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1. An aquarium comprising:
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a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing; and a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs light into the aquarium housing at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the water surface so as to utilize the curved aquarium housing as an optic and to focus the light on at least one element within the aquarium housing, wherein the arm includes baffles that partially surround the light to inhibit the emission of light away from the aquarium, wherein the aquarium housing includes a semi-spherical wall formed from a substantially transparent material, and wherein the baffles include an edge that is contoured to match a curved contour of the semi-spherical wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
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9. An aquarium comprising:
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a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing; and a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm extending from the lighting system housing and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs a beam of light against the curved aquarium housing at a point on the curved aquarium housing that is below the water surface, without the beam of light being directed directly through the water surface so as to utilize the curved aquarium housing as an optic and to focus the light on at least one element within the aquarium housing, wherein the arm includes baffles that partially surround the light to inhibit the emission of light away from the aquarium, wherein the aquarium housing includes a semi-spherical wall formed from a substantially transparent material, and wherein the baffles include an edge that is contoured to match a curved contour of the semi-spherical wall. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14)
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