Patent ID: 6958182
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: E04F,F21V,G02B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A floor or wall tile made from ceramics, natural or artificial stone or a panel from wood or plastic and having an outer, generally flat, surface and an underside and at least one recess ( 12 ) into which an illuminatable inlay ( 14 , 48 ) made from a transparent material or from a diffuse reflecting fiber optic element is inserted, said inlay having an outer, generally flat, surface which is arranged generally parallel with the tile outer surface and having a side surface, an optical wave guide ( 30 , 50 , 52 ) connecting said inlay ( 14 , 48 ) to a remote light source ( 60 ) being mounted on said side surface of the inlay ( 14 , 48 ) and extending generally parallel to said outer surfaces, said underside of the tile ( 10 ) or of the panels having a groove ( 24 ) for receiving a free end of the optical wave guide ( 30 ) in said underside of the tile ( 10 ) or of the panels and opening into a side of the recess ( 12 ), a front section (