US 12,276,400 B1
Gobo apparatus using a collimated light source
Joel A. Nichols, Columbia City, IN (US); Benjamin Powers, Fort Wayne, IN (US); and Samuel Morrison, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed by Avid Labs, LLC, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/493,251.
Int. Cl. F21V 9/00 (2018.01); F21V 11/00 (2015.01); F21V 17/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/406 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 11/00 (2013.01) [F21V 17/002 (2013.01); F21W 2131/406 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gobo apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a collimated light source disposed within the housing and configured to emit collimated light, the collimated light source defining a light source axis and a light source plane;
at least one gobo connected to the housing, the at least one gobo is oriented non-perpendicularly to the light source axis; and
a head removably connected to the housing; wherein
the at least one gobo is connected to the head; and
the head comprises:
a planar portion removably connected to the housing, the planar portion is perpendicular to the light source axis; and
at least one non-planar portion extending from the planar portion,
wherein the at least one gobo is connected to the non-planar portion of the head.