US 7,540,622 B1
Tree ornament
Bryan F. Bechtol, 4400 Diamond Ave., Mobile, Ala. 36619 (US)
Filed on Jan. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/620,133.
Int. Cl. F21V 21/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 362—35  [362/121; 362/252; 362/568; 40/431] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tree ornament for positioned on top of a tree, said ornament comprising:
a base being configured to be mounted on a top of the tree;
a centerpiece including a reflective surface to reflect light off of said centerpiece, said centerpiece being mounted to said base;
a support ring being coupled to said base; said support ring extending upwardly from said base and positioned around said centerpiece; and
a plurality of light assemblies being coupled to said support ring and arranged around said centerpiece, each of said light assemblies being electrically coupled to a power supply, said light assemblies emitting light towards said centerpiece to be reflected off of said centerpiece when said light assemblies are provided power by the power supply, each of said light assemblies including:
a housing being coupled to said support ring, said housing having a recess extending therein through an interior face of said housing;
a light emitter being coupled to said housing, said light emitter being positioned in said recess of said housing, said light emitter being electrically coupled to the power supply, said light emitter emitting light toward said centerpiece when said light emitter is supplied power from the power supply; and
a lens being coupled to said housing and extending across said recess, said lens being positioned between said light emitter and said centerpiece;
said lens of each of said light assemblies having a unique color to change the color of light emitted from said light emitter illuminating said centerpiece.