Patent ID: 6905237

Claim:
A radially arranged fiber optic panel, the panel comprising: a planar backing member, the planar backing member comprising a planar surface and a perimeter, at least one centralized illumination receiving position positioned at least one of proximate the perimeter and within the perimeter of the planar backing member, a plurality of fiber optic strands coupled to at least one side of the planar backing member, wherein each fiber optic strand comprises an illumination receiving port and an illumination exiting port, and wherein the plurality of fiber optic strands are arranged unbundled, proximately parallel, and supported along a majority of the length by the planar backing member, and at least partially circumferentially about the centralized illumination receiving position with the illumination receiving port proximate the centralized illumination receiving position, the illumination exiting port positioned at least one of: 1) projecting towards the perimeter of the planar backing member, and 2) proximate the perimeter of the planar backing member, and an ornamental encapsulant.