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Remote control lighting unit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-03-23
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2012-03-23
Abstract
Abstract The invention is an illuminating device for television remote control. The device has a small support base for attachment to the underside of remote control units and at least one bendable arm that is offset from the center of the remote unit. The arm supports a lighting apparatus at the top of the arm. The device may be battery powered and the bendable arm provides for a variety of positions for the lighting means.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith Sottile
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:15
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21V33/0004; F21V33/0052; H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; H01H9/0214; H01H9/0235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An illuminated remote control unit comprising: a flat, planar support base having a top surface, an undersurface, a front edge, a back edge and a centerline starting at said front edge and running to said back edge, a bendable support arm in connection with said front edge and extending above said top surface, said arm offset to one side of said centerline, an infrared (IR) emitting device in connection with said top surface and having a front portion having an IR emitter located about near a center of said front portion and in line with said centerline, illuminating means in connection with said support arm for illuminating said IR emitting device, battery-powered electrical source in connection with said illumination means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An illuminated remote control unit comprising: a flat, planar support base having a top surface, an undersurface, a front edge, a back edge and a centerline starting at said front edge and running to said back edge, a bendable support arm in connection with said front edge and extending above said top surface, said arm offset to one side of said centerline, an infrared (IR) emitting device in connection with said top surface and having a front portion having an IR emitter located about near a center of said front portion and in line with said centerline, illuminating means in connection with said support arm for illuminating said IR emitting device, battery-powered electrical source in connection with said illumination means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1 having a second bendable support arm in connection with said undersurface of said support base and extending above said top surface, said second support arm offset to an opposite side of said centerline.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said bendable arms are made of thermoplastic material and having a support wire inside said thermoplastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said battery powered electrical source comprises a pair of triple A batteries.
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