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NITELITE
At night on the way home one feels uneasy and unsecure in the darkness.
NiteLite gives you a self-confident manner - one sees and is seen.
The light cone with a diameter of 1.5 meters illuminates your way.
Function
NiteLite is a a glass fiber membrane, equipped with light-emitting diodes,
which can be fastened to any umbrella subsequently.
The power supply is ensured by two Mignon batteries.
It must be installed only once and remains then a component of the
umbrella, since it folds up when you close the umbrella.
With a power switch at the inner end of the spokes NiteLite can be switched on and off,
so that no power is used during the day.
Assembly
The upper attachment for the membrane is devided into two parts so you can put them through
the umbrella spokes assemble them and place them around the shaft.
Each of these two parts contains a Mignon battery which can be replaced when empty.
Afterwards the light membrane, with the power swith in the middle, is threaded over the
umbrella's shaft and fixed to the upper attachment.
Finally the light-membrane is tightened and clipped on each umbrella spoke.