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Underwater color lighting method and device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-23
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1984-03-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bobby G Moore
- 👤 Norman D Oswald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:44
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S8/00; F21S10/00; F21S10/007; F21V; F21V9/00; F21V9/40; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/40; F21W2131/401
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A LIGHT SORCE DISPOSED IN A SIDE WALL OF A WATER POOL HAVING A BOTTOM AND A FREE WATER SURFACE, THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING DISPOSED BELOW THE WATER SURFACE, A TRANSPARENT COLORED LENS MEMBER DISPOSED OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE SUCH THAT LIGHT FROM THE SOURCE WILL BE PROJECTED THROUGH THE LENS MEMBER, THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LENS MEMBER OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING A FIRST COLOR AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LENS MEMBER OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING A SECOND COLOR WHEREBY LIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE LOWER PORTION WILL BE A FIRST COLOR AND WILL BE DIRECTED GENERALLY ONTO THE BOTTOM AND LIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE UPPER PORTION WILL BE A SECOND COLOR AND WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY BE PROJECTED GENERALLY UPWARDLY TO THE SURFACE WHERE A PORTION OF THE LIGHT WILL BE REFLECTED DOWNWARDLY TO THE BOTTOM AND BE SUPERIMPOSED AS A RIPPLE PATTERN ON THE FIRST COLOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A LIGHT SORCE DISPOSED IN A SIDE WALL OF A WATER POOL HAVING A BOTTOM AND A FREE WATER SURFACE, THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING DISPOSED BELOW THE WATER SURFACE, A TRANSPARENT COLORED LENS MEMBER DISPOSED OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE SUCH THAT LIGHT FROM THE SOURCE WILL BE PROJECTED THROUGH THE LENS MEMBER, THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LENS MEMBER OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING A FIRST COLOR AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LENS MEMBER OVER THE LIGHT SOURCE BEING A SECOND COLOR WHEREBY LIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE LOWER PORTION WILL BE A FIRST COLOR AND WILL BE DIRECTED GENERALLY ONTO THE BOTTOM AND LIGHT PASSING THROUGH THE UPPER PORTION WILL BE A SECOND COLOR AND WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY BE PROJECTED GENERALLY UPWARDLY TO THE SURFACE WHERE A PORTION OF THE LIGHT WILL BE REFLECTED DOWNWARDLY TO THE BOTTOM AND BE SUPERIMPOSED AS A RIPPLE PATTERN ON THE FIRST COLOR.
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