Patent ID: 6030108
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A01K,B60Q,E01F,F21S,F21W,G02B,G09F

Abstract:
A waterproof lighting apparatus, comprising:a light source for emitting light; anda single flexible light transmission tube connected at one end thereof to said light source so as to receive the emitted light, said tube comprising a long hollow clad formed from a flexible polymer, and a core provided inside the clad, the core being of a material having an index of refraction light transmissivity that is higher than that of the clad, said core being solid and formed from an ester acrylate or a co-polymer of it; andthe light emitted from the light source being guided through the flexible light transmission tube to exit at least from a light-emitting portion provided at the other end of said tube.