US5453917A
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Decorative tube with neon tube
Assignee: Kasyu International Corp
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Filing: 1992-08-20
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2012-08-20
Abstract
Abstract A decorative tube with neon tube to be fixed to an installing base compises a transparent tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer. The neon tube and the transformer are provided within the transparent tubular body, and the transformer is for properly setting the neon tube into a luminous state. A decorative tube is fixed various installing bases, for example installing base made of steel pipe, section steel, wall, or scaffold set up at a construction site. A decorative tube is also made of hard tubular body with an opening on its circumferential wall according to the region wherein the neon tube is disposed. The decorative tube with neon enhances the appearance of construction sites or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Ogawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:53
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00; E; E04; E04G; E04G1/00; E04G1/02; E04G1/04; E04G1/06; E04G5/00; F; F21; F21S; F21S8/00; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21W; F21W2121/00; F21Y; F21Y2103/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A portable decorative tube with neon tube comprising a hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and the decorative tube further comprising an installing member for allowing the decorative tube to be removably installed on an installing base to facilitate attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, wherein the installing member comprises means for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered in various directions and wherein the hard tubular body has an opening on its circumferential wall corresponding to a region where the neon tube is disposed so that the light of the neon tube can be seen from outside of said tubular body and the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion within the tubular body and can be handled free from free of breakage during transportation and installation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A portable decorative tube with neon tube comprising a hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and the decorative tube further comprising an installing member for allowing the decorative tube to be removably installed on an installing base to facilitate attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, wherein the installing member comprises means for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered in various directions and wherein the hard tubular body has an opening on its circumferential wall corresponding to a region where the neon tube is disposed so that the light of the neon tube can be seen from outside of said tubular body and the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion within the tubular body and can be handled free from free of breakage during transportation and installation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 1, further comprising a detachable connecting member for easily assembling and disassembling the decorative tube with and from another decorative tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A portable decorative tube with neon tube comprising a transparent hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the transparent hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet and the decorative tube further comprising an installing member for removably installing the decorative tube on an installing base to facilitate attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, wherein the installing member comprises means for allowing a position of the decorative tube with respect to the installing base to be easily altered in various directions and wherein the transformer is of the shape substantially a same as an interior of the transparent hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion within the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A portable decorative tube with neon tube comprising a transparent hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the transparent hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet and the decorative tube further comprising an installing member for removably installing the decorative tube on an installing base to facilitate attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, wherein the installing member comprises means for allowing a position of the decorative tube with respect to the installing base to be easily altered in various directions and wherein the transformer is of the shape substantially a same as an interior of the transparent hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion within the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
281 words
A decorative tube with neon tube comprising a hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and an installing member for allowing the decorative tube to be removably installed on an installing base, for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered and for facilitating attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, and wherein the hard tubular body has an opening on its circumferential wall corresponding to a region where the neon tube is disposed so that the light of the neon tube can be seen from outside of said tubular body, the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion inside the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation and the installing member comprises a first member that is to support the decorative tube and a second member that is to be installed on the installing base, the first member being rotatably provided on the second member and detachably mountable on the decorative tube so that the first member is movable in circumferential and axial directions of the decorative tube, thus allowing the decorative tube to be installed on the installing base in such a manner that the position of the decorative tube is altered and that the decorative tube is detachable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
281 words
A decorative tube with neon tube comprising a hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and an installing member for allowing the decorative tube to be removably installed on an installing base, for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered and for facilitating attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base, and wherein the hard tubular body has an opening on its circumferential wall corresponding to a region where the neon tube is disposed so that the light of the neon tube can be seen from outside of said tubular body, the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion inside the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation and the installing member comprises a first member that is to support the decorative tube and a second member that is to be installed on the installing base, the first member being rotatably provided on the second member and detachably mountable on the decorative tube so that the first member is movable in circumferential and axial directions of the decorative tube, thus allowing the decorative tube to be installed on the installing base in such a manner that the position of the decorative tube is altered and that the decorative tube is detachable.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 4, wherein the installing base is made of section steel, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on a section steel installing base.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 4, wherein the installing base is a wall, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on the wall base.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 4, wherein the installing base is a scaffold set up at a construction site, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on the scaffold.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A decorative tube with neon according to claim 4, further comprising an elastic bushing provided within the tubular body so as to stably support the neon tube inside the tubular body and so that impact transmitted to the neon tube from outside becomes small.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 4, wherein the installing base is another decorative tube with or without an installing member so that a plurality of decorative tubes are assembled in three dimensions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
243 words
A decorative tube with neon tube comprising a transparent hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the transparent hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and an installing member for removably installing the decorative tube on an installing base, for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered and for facilitating attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base and wherein the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the transparent hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion inside the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation and the installing member comprises a first member that is to support the decorative tube and a second member that is to be installed on the installing base, the first member being rotatably provided on the second member and detachably mountable on the decorative tube so that the first member is movable in circumferential and axial directions of the decorative tube, thus allowing the decorative tube to be installed on the installing base in such a manner that the position of the decorative tube is altered and that the decorative tube is detachable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
243 words
A decorative tube with neon tube comprising a transparent hard tubular body, a neon tube and a transformer which is for properly setting the neon tube in a luminous state, the neon tube and the transformer being provided within the transparent hard tubular body so that the decorative tube is directly connectable to an outlet, and an installing member for removably installing the decorative tube on an installing base, for allowing a position of the decorative tube with regard to the installing base to be easily altered and for facilitating attachment and detachment of the decorative tube with and from the installing base and wherein the transformer is of a shape substantially the same as an interior of the transparent hard tubular body whereby the transformer can be held in a stable fashion inside the tubular body and can be handled free from fear of breakage during transportation and installation and the installing member comprises a first member that is to support the decorative tube and a second member that is to be installed on the installing base, the first member being rotatably provided on the second member and detachably mountable on the decorative tube so that the first member is movable in circumferential and axial directions of the decorative tube, thus allowing the decorative tube to be installed on the installing base in such a manner that the position of the decorative tube is altered and that the decorative tube is detachable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
A decorative tube with neon according to claim 10, further comprising an elastic bushing provided within the tubular body so as to stably support the neon tube inside the tubular body and so that impact transmitted to the neon tube from outside becomes small.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 10, wherein the installing base is made of section steel, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on a section steel installing base.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A decorative tube with neon according to claim 10, wherein the installing base is a wall, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on the wall base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 10, wherein the installing base is a scaffold set up at a construction site, and characters and/or pictures are drawn by means of a plurality of decorative tubes on the scaffold.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 10, further comprising a detachable connecting member for easily assembling and disassembling the decorative tube with and from another decorative tube.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A decorative tube with neon tube according to claim 10, wherein the installing base is another decorative tube with or without an installing member so that a plurality of decorative tubes are assembled in three dimensions.
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