Patent ID: 7909477
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An LED night light with liquid medium, including: at least one prong means built-in the night light for supplying electricity to the light means when the prong means are connected with the power source; at least one light means including an LED selected from the group consisting of a die, chip, and sealed unit for providing a light source with a certain range of visible wavelengths, and related circuit means for offering illumination with predetermined timing, functions, brightness, colors, and duration; at least one liquid-containing medium means for containing said liquid medium, said liquid medium means or liquid medium contained therein having reflective, diffusion, or optics properties, said medium means being incorporated with the said LED light source to increase the value, appearance, accent of the said night light; at least one miniature within said medium means, said miniature being selected from the group consisting of a shell, leaves, dry flower, potpourri, flower, plastic piece, floating stuff, fish, animals, smiling face, metal piece, paper piece, wood piece, seed, boat, snow flake, tree, and any material with a predetermined shape and colors, said material having a design, indicia, drawing, color, painting, or coating available to put within the medium means to enhance value and appearance by causing the medium means to look like a conventional gift item including a scene inside, wherein the LED night light with liquid optics medium includes a circuit means for providing a desired function selected from the group consisting of steady on, chasing, random, fade-in and fade out, sequential on and off, pair flashing, scanning, color mixed, color changing, all flashing and any combination of said functions, the improvement including a heater means for making the miniature change position by movement of the liquid medium due to heat created by the heater means, and wherein the night light exhibits a first said function when the prong means is connected with a power source, wherein the first said function is changed to a another said function upon operation of a switch means by a user while the prong means is still connected with the power source, and wherein the second said function is changed to an additional said function upon a next operation of the switch means by the user while the prong means is still connected with the power source.