Patent ID: 6726350
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
A simulated neon-light tube assembly comprising:a) a plastic or glass transparent tube having an inner surface, a closed front end, an open rear edge, a front outer surface, and a rear outer surface, b) a light-diffusing material comprised of a plastic film provided as a plurality of sheets having a thickness ranging from 0.001 to 0.003 mils and when rolled have a wall thickness ranging from 0.031 to 0.188 inches, said material having a front terminus and a rear terminus, wherein said material is inserted through the open rear edge of said tube with the front terminus juxtaposed against the closed front end of said tube and the rear terminus located adjacent the open rear edge of said tube, wherein said material substantially covers the inner surface of said tube, c) a light source located within the open rear edge of said tube, and adjacent the rear terminus of said light-diffusing material, d) a power source connected to said light source, wherein when said light source is activated by said power source, the light is refracted along said light-diffusing material simulating the glow of a neon-light tube, and e) a front light-reflecting disk having an outer side and a reflecting inner surface, wherein said disk is located between the closed front end of said tube and the front terminus of said light-diffusing roll, wherein said front light-reflecting disk allows a portion of the light impinging on said disk to be reflected back into said tube to produce an even distribution of light along the longitudinal surface of said tube.