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Decorative low-power illumination apparatus
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Inventors: Paquette, James G.; MacLean-Blevins, Mark;
Assignee: Paquette; James G. (Havre de Grace, MD)
Primary Examiner: Sember; Thomas M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
A low-power illumination apparatus may be used in areas where conventional incandescent illumination would be unsafe, especially to children or small pets. The apparatus may be configured to appear as a window candle and can be safely installed in windows which are easily accessible to children. Safe application is accomplished by supplying a low-wattage bulb with a low voltage, providing a resettably-fused bulb supply within the apparatus to prohibit the use of high-wattage bulbs and an interlocking base attached to the window frame which prevents the apparatus from being inadvertently removed or tipped over. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The low-power illumination apparatus of the present invention provides decorative illumination while dissipating heat at a temperature below the hazardous temperatures discussed above.
Thus, the present invention can be utilized in low lying areas wherein children and pets may have access.
In a preferred embodiment of the instant invention, the low-power illumination apparatus is configured to appear as an electric candle placed on the sill of a window.
In actuality, the window candle is fixedly secured to the window sill by means of a base mounting plate, which is electrically coupled to low voltage house wiring, e.
g.
, 24 VAC.
An illumination housing forming the candle portion of the illumination apparatus is slidably received into the base mounting plate and is electrically and mechanically coupled thereto.
The illumination housing encloses a power conversion circuit which reduces and regulates the low voltage house wiring to a final lamp voltage, e.
g.
, 12 VDC.
Electrically interposed between the power conversion circuit and the lamp of the illumination housing is a resettable fuse, which opens if the power consumption of the bulb installed exceeds the safety threshold imposed by the invention.
The low-power illumination apparatus of the present invention includes a decorative base collar configured to appear as the candle holder portion of the window candle.
The lower surface of the decorative base collar has formed thereon a recess corresponding in shape and size to the base mounting plate.
When the decorative base collar is in place, the illumination housing is prevented from being slidably removed from the base mounting plate as lateral motion is prohibited by the recess of the base collar being in contact with the base mounting plate.
However, when it is desired to remove the illumination housing from the base mounting plate, one simply removes the base collar first and the sliding removal of the illumination housing is easily performed.
With the illumination housing removed, the base mounting plate may be protected by the application of a cover
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