Illumination devices
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1. An illumination device, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior region;
a light source;
a pendulum supporting the light source, at least a portion of the pendulum disposed within the interior region of the housing;
at least two support members configured to allow pivoting movement of the pendulum, the at least two support members each fixedly coupled to the pendulum and fixedly coupled to the housing, and the at least two support members each including a wire comprised of non-metallic and non-rigid material; and
a driving device coupled to the pendulum and configured to produce the pivoting movement of the pendulum.
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Abstract
An illumination device (e.g., an electric candle, etc.) generally includes a housing, a light source, and a pendulum supporting the light source. At least one portion of the pendulum is disposed within the housing. At least one support member is fixedly coupled to both the housing and the pendulum, and is configured to support pivotal movement of the pendulum and the light source relative to the housing. And, a driving device is coupled to the pendulum, at a location within the housing, and is configured to produce the pivotal movement of the pendulum.
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21 Claims
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1. An illumination device, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region; a light source; a pendulum supporting the light source, at least a portion of the pendulum disposed within the interior region of the housing; at least two support members configured to allow pivoting movement of the pendulum, the at least two support members each fixedly coupled to the pendulum and fixedly coupled to the housing, and the at least two support members each including a wire comprised of non-metallic and non-rigid material; and a driving device coupled to the pendulum and configured to produce the pivoting movement of the pendulum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electric candle, comprising:
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a housing; a flame-shaped head; at least one light source disposed within the flame-shaped head; a pendulum supporting the at least one light source; first and second support members coupled to the pendulum and to the housing to support pivoting movement of the pendulum relative to the housing; first and second inserts coupled to first end portions of the respective first and second support members, the inserts configured to couple the support members to the pendulum; first and second mounts coupled to second end portions of the respective first and second support members, the mounts configured to couple the support members to the housing; and a driving device coupled to the pendulum and configured to produce the pivoting movement of the pendulum. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An illumination device, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region; a light source; a pendulum supporting the light source, at least a portion of the pendulum disposed within the interior region of the housing; at least two support members configured to allow pivoting movement of the pendulum, the at least two support members fixedly coupled to the pendulum and fixedly coupled to the housing; inserts coupled to first end portions of the at least two support members, the inserts each including first and second members configured to snap fit together generally around the first end portion of a respective one of the support members to thereby couple to the first end portion of the respective one of the support members, the inserts each configured to engage at least partly within a respective channel of the pendulum to thereby fixedly couple the at least two support members to the pendulum; and a driving device coupled to the pendulum and configured to produce the pivoting movement of the pendulum.
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21. An illumination device, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior region; a light source; a pendulum supporting the light source, at least a portion of the pendulum disposed within the interior region of the housing; at least two support members configured to allow pivoting movement of the pendulum, the at least two support members fixedly coupled to the pendulum and fixedly coupled to the housing; a driving device coupled to the pendulum and configured to produce the pivoting movement of the pendulum; a printed circuit board attached to the pendulum, to thereby pivotally move with the pendulum during operation of the illumination device; a light source controlling unit for controlling operation of the light source; and wires configured to electrically connect the printed circuit board to the light source controlling unit and/or the driving device.
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