Patent ID: 6726343
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An illuminating system comprising:(a) a chamber defined by a front panel, side panels and a rear panel, each of said front panel, side panels and rear panel having an interior surface with reflective properties, said front panel having a single elongated front opening through which opening direct and diffuse light generated within said chamber is directed; (b) at least two lamps positioned within said chamber, both of said lamps positioned longitudinally parallel and adjacent to the single front opening of said front panel, one of said lamps positioned on one side of the single front opening and the second of said lamps positioned on the opposing side of the single front opening; (c) each said lamp having a longitudinal slot that extends at least the length of the single front opening that emits direct light from said lamp through said single front opening, the remainder of the lamp being coated with a coating material through which diffuse light is emitted, each lamp being positioned within said chamber such that the longitudinal slot of each said lamp emits direct light directly toward the single front opening of the chamber; (d) the interior surface of said front panel, side panels and rear panel of the chamber scattering the diffuse light emanating from the lamps through the coating material until the diffuse light escapes the chamber though the single front opening of the chamber.