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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1994
James W Greene, New York, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A lamp device for communicating moods between users having a base with a plurality of individually illuminatable elements extending from the base and two control units remote from the base for regulating the illumination of the elements. In a preferred embodiment, the illuminatable elements are in the form of five translucent flames of various heights containing two small electric bulbs at their bases for selectively producing colored illumination of each. Appropriate circuitry is disposed in the base member and connected to each of the external control units which may be used to activate the bulbs individually or collectively. The control units may each have five settings designed to supply power in a synchronized manner to the bulbs within the flame elements. Two persons involved in using the lamp for communication each operate a respective control unit which may be concealed, if desired, and by which a level of illumination may be selected to indicate, for instance, the level of interest of the user. When the user couple fails to synchronize their 'levels', there is no illumination, but, upon synchronization, a flame of an appropriate color will light up, e.g., if level 1, a blue bulb illuminates the shortest flame. If both select level 2, a yellow bulb may illuminate the next flame in height; level 3, the next highest flame may glow orange; and at level 4, the next highest flame turns pink. At level 5, all of the flames light up in a lush red. Each level may be assigned specific understood psychological definitions that identify the mood or attitude of the users.