The present application is related to and claims priority from prior provisional application Ser. No. 62/723,480, filed Aug. 28, 2018 which application is incorporated herein by reference.
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art, or material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of wallboard paneling and more specifically relates to a luxury gemstone-style glass wall comprising a LED background light that can be easily installed almost anywhere.
When you're designing your decor, don't settle for the same boring style that everyone else is using. Glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent and has widespread practical, technological, and decorative usage in, for example, windowpanes, tableware, and optoelectronics. The most familiar, and historically the oldest, types of glass are “silicate glasses” based on the chemical compound silica (silicon dioxide, or quartz), the primary constituent of sand. Unfortunately standard glass is clear and does not allow a user to customize different gemstones or colors.
Various attempts have been made to solve problems found in wallboard paneling art. Among these are found in: U.S. Pat. No. 9,239,163 to Matthew Alan Barry; U.S. Design Patent No. D632405 to Elizabeth Egan Metcalf; U.S. Pat. No. 5,348,582 to Herzig et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 2,221,890 to Williams Findley; and U.S. Pub. No. 2011/0268921 to Canales et al. This prior art is representative of backlight tile and decorative wallboard paneling.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the invention as claimed. Thus, a need exists for a reliable Luxury LED Glass Wall glass pebble ocean blue walling structured and arranged to be used in shower walling or other luxury environments comprising lighting means such as LED lights and to avoid the above-mentioned problems.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known wallboard paneling art, the presently claimed invention provides a novel Luxury LED Glass Wall. The general purpose of the presently claimed invention, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide luxury gemstone-style glass wall having a LED background light that can be easily installed almost anywhere. The features of the invention that are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the presently claimed invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures that accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the presently claimed invention, Luxury LED Glass Wall, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the presently claimed invention.
The various embodiments of the presently claimed invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings.
As discussed above, embodiments of the presently claimed invention relate to wallboard paneling with LED background lights, and more particularly to a luxury LED Glass Wall. Made from the finest glass pebbles, Luxury LED Glass Wall capture the look of precious gemstones, including amber, amethyst, emerald, gold, ruby, sapphire, diamond and tourmaline. It's the simple way to enrich and beautify any space, from an eye-catching backsplash in a kitchen, to a dramatic decorative wall in an office, to a statement shower or bath. With Luxury LED Glass Wall, you can easily add an elegant flair to any environment and customize the look to fit your lifestyle.
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The glass module 1 is formed from a clear plastic plate 2. The clear plastic plate 2 is preferably made of acrylic, but other clear plastics, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), expanded polyvinyl chloride (PVC), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), or polyethylene terephthalate (PETG) such as the VIVAK® PETG sheet, may be used so long as they provide sufficient support to meet the structural requirements and conditions. The clear plastic plate 2 serves as a base plate for the glass stones 3. The glass stones 3 are glass pebbles in gemstone quality, such as those imported from Germany, that form the glass module 1.
The binder S140 (a Germany import) 4 is transparent, low-yellowing, solvent-free, 2-component resin, such as an epoxy/amine resin. The binder S1404 is mixed in a certain mixing ratio with the desired type of stone 3 and applied to the specially processed base plate 2 to create the pebbled part 3, 4 on top of the clear plastic plate 2.
The glass module 1 is mounted into the wall frame module 100 by a mounting system. The mounting system includes a number of low profile male clip 5, such as the Fastmount VL-M3FR very low profile male clip, attached to the plastic plate 1 by screws 6, such as the Fastmount VL-SS3 very low profile stainless steel screw, and glued with epoxy. The VL-M3FR clip is fire rated and has a 10 KG pull out load per clip set. The mounting system 5, 6 is installed on the baseplate according to the manufacturer's guidelines, but at least six clip and screw sets are preferable for an average sized panel.
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A sealing tape 7 is optionally mounted all around the front of the wall frame module 100, thus ensuring a dust and moisture barrier. The 3M Sealing Tape range is designed for demanding applications where sealing and insulation are required, and thus is preferred, but any equivalent commercially available sealing tape will also work. The sealing tape 7 is optionally applied based on the structural rules and circumstances require additional sealing and insulation, such as when installing a luxury LED glass wall in a shower.
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The wall frame module 100 can be made of a plastic, such as acrylic, ABS, PVC, HDPE, or PETG, aluminum, or another appropriate material using various processing methods such as gluing, welding, thermoforming, vacuum forming. The material, shape and size of the wall frame module 100 can be adjusted according to the building regulations and conditions and desired size of the finished luxury LED glass wall. The wall frame module connects to the mounting system 5, 6 of the glass module 1 with the female clips 107 and screws 6 that match the male clips 5 on the glass module 1. The female clips 107 can be any compatible clip, such as the Fastmount VL-F3FR very low profile female clip. The female clip 107 should be fire rated and have a 10 KG pull out load per clip set.
LED Modules 200 can be used in combination, so multiple LED modules 200 can be slotted into the wall frame module 100 and programmed together to operate singularly or individually. This way LED modules 200 can be manufactured remotely and sent to installation site and slotted in as needed for custom wall size requirements. The wall frame module 100 contains aluminum spacers 106 to space the LED modules 200. As shown in
The wall frame module 100 is available according to the structural conditions in two versions:
The frame 201 is preferably 56 mm in height, 15 mm in width, and can have any length necessary/desired by the installer. The surface of the frame 201 preferably has been treated with anodic oxidation, or electrostatic powder spraying, or both anodic oxidation and electrostatic powder spraying. The rear panel 202 is preferably 3 mm thick, and is sized to fit the frame 201. The clear front panel 205 can be any clear material that meets the structural requirements and conditions, such as the VIVAG PETG clear sheet, an acrylic sheet, an expanded PVC plastic sheet, a HDPE plastic sheet, a PETG sheet, or an ABS plastic sheet. The clear front panel 205 is preferably 3 mm thick, and is sized to fit the frame 201. The flexible LED light strips 203 can be any commercially available LED light strips that have programmable pixels, full color, and 60 LEDs per meter. One suitable commercial available flexible LED light strip is the WS2812B DC 5V/12V series.
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The power supply/driver 211 can be any suitable commercially available power supply/driver, such as the DC5V-DC12V/AC110-240 Volt Switching Power Supply/Driver, or the Mean Well LRS-350-5 DC 5V 350W 70A UL certification AC 110-240 volt switching power supply for LED strip lights. The stereo audio aux cable 214 can likewise be any suitable commercially available cable, such as a 3.55 male-to-female stereo plug/2RCA plug cable.
The controller 212 allows lighting to be controlled via a portable electronic device 300, such as a smartphone or tablet, remote control, or digital assistant, over Wi-Fi, with hundreds of color sequences, as well as allowing for the light display to be coordinated with music playback through the audio output device using the stereo audio aux cable 214. Once suitable controller 212 is the DC7-24V, Newest LED WIFI Dream Color Music Spectrum DMX Stepped Controller, Controlling Smart Portable Electronic Device, for WS2812B, Addressable LED Lights. One suitable signal output/data signal amplifier 213 is the DC12V, 8-channel SPI signal output data signal amplifier for programmable dream color LED light strips.
The LED background lighting module 200 is switched on and off via a separately installed light switch 301, such as a Wi-Fi switch. Between the light switch and LED module 200, the DC5V-DC12V/AC110-240 volt switching power supply/driver 211 is interposed to generate the DC power supply of the LED light strips, the controller and the signal amplifier.
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The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications. Variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, and all such equivalents are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
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62723480 | Aug 2018 | US |