Patent ID: 6840662

Claim:
A decorative dome with controlled light enhancement comprising: (a) a substantially concave structure having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the substantially concave structure having a periphery of a selected geometry; (b) a plurality of optical fibers, each said optical fiber having an emitting end and a receiving end, the emitting ends of the optical fibers mounted in the respective apertures, the receiving ends of the optical fibers spanning to a housing, mounted on the periphery of the concave structure, the housing for receiving a control circuit and a plurality of LEDs; (c) a control circuit for generating an oscillating sequence of signals for controlling the intensity of illumination of at least one of the LED's between at least two positive levels of illumination; and (d) the plurality of LED's arranged such that each LED is juxtaposed adjacent to the receiving end of at least one optical fiber such that the LED's direct light into the receiving end of each said optical fiber connected thereto and such that light from the respective light emitting diodes are directed through the optical fibers and from the emitting ends of the optical fibers at the inner surface of the concave structure.