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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Rsr Sales, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Cohen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
RSR Sales, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Decorator balls are illuminated from the inside-out using a self-contained, battery-powered LED module. The decorator ball itself is made from one or more elongated elements creating a hollow form with gaps or apertures in areas where the elements do not overlap. The module has a battery powered light-emitting diode (LED) and a solar panel to charge the battery. The module is coupled to the decorator ball such that the LED illuminates the decorator ball from the inside-out. White LEDs, LEDs of a particular color, or color-changing LEDs may be used. Either the solar panel or an additional photodetector may communicate with electronic circuitry within the module to activate the LED when ambient light falls below a predetermined level. The module may include a hanger for hanging the decorative article, and a reflector may be provided within the decorator ball to diverge and disperse the light from the LED.