(19)
(11) EP 1 065 440 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/01

(21) Application number: 00202070.9

(22) Date of filing: 14.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F21V 33/00, A47H 23/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.07.1999 IT GE990022 U

(71) Applicant: Vena, Giuseppe
17021 Alassio (SV) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Vena, Giuseppe
    17021 Alassio (SV) (IT)

(74) Representative: Spandonari, Carlo, Dr. Ing. 
Spandonari & Modiano s.r.l. corso Duca degli Abruzzi 16
10129 Torino
10129 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Light-emitting curtain


(57) A curtain (10,60,92,94) comprising at least one piece of fabric is arranged for hanging from a rail (12,80,92,94). A plurality of electroluminescent strands (22,70,96) are provided with respective pairs of biasing wire electrodes (28,30) arranged along their length. The pairs of electrodes (28,30) of the respective strands (22,60,86) are chain-connected to one another and are connectable to an electric power supply (50,52,54). The electroluminescent strands (22,70,96) hang from respective supports (24,68) spaced at intervals along the width of the curtain (10,60,92,94).






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