| 摘要 |
Self-illuminating fabricated solids: pavers, driveway stones, building block s, or statuary, having optical fibers positioned within a receptacle with one end of the fibers visually terminating at predetermined positions on the object's surface. Furthermore, the receptacle is adapted to reversibly receive, or alternatively to be operatively related to, a reversibly powered light source to provide for light that travels from the source through the fibers to the surface of the fabricated object providing for self- illuminating seasonal designs, informational text, or advertising. A plurality of designs in vario us colors may exist on a single object. These durable objects are long lasting as surface exposed fibers wear with the surface of the object and worn-out light sources are easily and rapidly replaced. For extensive displays, a fiber optic cable may be utilize d to transmit light from a single or a plurality of remote light sources to one or a plurality of fabricated solid objects.
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