CPC F21S 8/033 (2013.01) [F21S 8/04 (2013.01); F21V 29/70 (2015.01); B44F 1/00 (2013.01); F21S 10/005 (2013.01); F21V 7/0008 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] | 20 Claims |
17. A lighting element configured to be mounted on a mounting surface, such as a wall or ceiling, the lighting element comprising:
a base member adapted to be adjacent the mounting surface when the lighting element is mounted on the mounting surface, the base member having a base member front surface positioned to face away from the mounting surface when the lighting element is mounted on the mounting surface, the base member having a base member rear surface adapted to be in a face-to-face relationship with the mounting surface when the lighting element is mounted on the mounting surface;
at least one forward member having a forward member front surface and a forward member rear surface opposite the forward member front surface, the forward member rear surface being spaced from and in face-to-face relationship with the base member front surface;
at least one base-illuminating light source adjacent the forward member rear surface, the at least one base-illuminating light source being adapted to emit light and positioned to project light toward the base member front surface when the light source is emitting light;
the forward member including at least one opening extending from the forward member rear surface to the forward member front surface, the opening comprising a gap extending along a gap length from a first gap end to a second gap end, the forward member including a first gap edge and a second gap edge opposing the first gap edge, the first and second gap edges defining the gap, the first gap edge comprising a first undulating curve having a plurality of inflection regions, the second gap edge comprising a second undulating curve having a plurality of inflection regions, the gap being sized and positioned such that the base member front surface is visible through the gap when the at least one base-illuminating light source is emitting light and illuminating the base member front surface;
the lighting element being adapted and configured such that light from the at least one base-illuminating light illuminates a portion of the mounting surface around a periphery of the lighting element when the base member is adjacent the mounting surface and the at least one base-illuminating light is emitting light.
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