SOURCE OF DECORATIVE ILLUMINATION AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT

摘要

A source of decorative illumination (1) comprises red, blue and green light-emitting diodes (5) (LEDs) and a plurality of optical fibres (6) extending away from the LEDs (5). Light from each LED (5) is passed into a proximal end of each optical fibre (6) to emerge from a distal tip (11) thereof. The relative light intensities from the LEDs (5) are controlled by a programmable chip (4) so that a viewer of the distal tip (11) sees a desired single colour resulting from combining the superimposed red, green and blue lights. The perceived colour is varied in a programmed sequence or randomly, and the LEDs (5) may also be flashed on and off. The illumination source (1) may be incorporated into an item to decorate a wearer's hair, such as a hairclip or hair band (16, 19, 52, 55). The optical fibres (6) may be woven into the wearer's hair. Decorative elements (31) and gemstones (30) may be mounted to the distal tips (11) of fibres (6). The illumination source (1) may also be incorporated into clothing (13) or footwear (22), into glassware (24), into brushes (62) and combs, into toys such as balls (28) or rattles (59), into artwork (39), books (41) and cards, and into Christmas trees (42).