ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHU..SK................JDIM350 (Ver 2.1 Jan 2001) 1620000/01327395EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320030813EP03250190.020030113EnEnEn020073820020114GB20030813200333200307162003297 7A 44C 15/00 AdeVerbesserte Illumination von SchmuckstückenenImprovements relating to illuminated jewelleryfrAméliorations portant sur des articles de bijouterie lumineuse1Scintillate Limited02757191SSA/TY/P7847EP212 PiccadillyLondon W1J 9HGGBMetcalfe, Andrew114 Hale DriveMill Hill, London NW7 3EDGBHolmes, Andrew36 Claygate Road, NorthfieldLondon W13 9XGGBAhmad, Sheikh Shakeelet al00085131David Keltie Associates Fleet Place House 2 Fleet PlaceLondon EC4M 7ETGBATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHUIEITLILUMCNLPTSESISKTRALLTLVMKRO20030813200333

An electronic article of jewellery comprising a plurality of jewels that can be illuminated uniformly using a single light source is described. The article of jewellery (10, 42, 140) comprises a chamber (14) with the plurality of jewels to be illuminated being provided in a wall (16) of the chamber (14). An artificial light source (28) such as a tri-colour LED module, is provided within the chamber along with a light diffusing element (26, 36, 40). The light source (28) and the light diffusing element (26, 36, 40), are positioned such that light rays emitted from the light source are diffused by interaction with the light diffusing element (26,36,40), before reaching the plurality of jewels to be illuminated.