Projection device for variety of light device
View Patent ↗A projection assembly is arranged to be added onto or built into at least one LED-unit or other light-unit of an illuminated object that has more than one LED or other light source to cause the object to be illuminated and show the object's design or appearance while also offering illumination to people. The illuminated object may include all kinds of seasonal lighting, regular light fixtures, track lights, desktop lights, and battery operated lights having more than one light-unit or LED-unit.
1. A projection assembly for converting an existing main object into a projector, said main object including a light source for illuminating the main object to show a shape or appearance of the main object or to offer illumination of an area outside the main object, wherein said main object is provided separately from the projection assembly and arranged to be used by a consumer to provide illumination without any projection assembly, comprising:
a housing adapted to be retrofitted onto and secured to the main object by the consumer such that light from said light source in said main object passes through the projection assembly, said projection assembly lacking a light source until retrofitted onto and secured to the main object by the consumer; and
an image forming means within said housing for forming an image to be projected onto a surface spaced from the projection assembly when light from the light source in the main object passes through said projection assembly, thereby adding an image projection function to the illumination function of the main object.
2. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said light source is powered by direct or alternating current through circuitry, and wherein said circuitry is selected from the group consisting of conductors, plugs and wires, a pig-tail socket and plug, an electrical connector, and a socket and plug, and means for changing images on a display for the projection assembly.
3. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said main object includes parts selected from the group consisting of plastic parts, metal parts, wires, conductive parts, a track, and a light string.
4. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projection assembly has an adjustable focus.
5. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said image forming means is an original display for displaying an image to be projected, said original display including means for changing images displayed by said original display.
6. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising means for changing a projection angle of said projection assembly.
7. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said projection assembly includes a tubular housing and at least one lens.
8. A projection assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said light source is an LED.