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US3142501A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable side mount for a light

Assignee: McGraw Edison Co
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Filing: 1959-07-28
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Granted: 1964-07-28
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Expires: 1979-07-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Philip B Clark
  • 👤 Donald W Harling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:24
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/10; F21V21/116; E; E04; E04H; E04H12/00; E04H12/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 242 words
AN ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING UNIT FOR ATTACHING LIGHTING UNITS ON HORIZONTAL PIPE BRACKETS, WHICH COMPRISES A HOUSING ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE LIGHTING UNIT AND ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE THE PIPE BRACKET, AN INTERNAL FULCRUM WALL SECURED TO THE TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING IN SPACED RELATION TO THE LIGHTING UNIT END OF THE HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE PERIPHERY OF THE PIPE BRACKET IN THE ASSEMBLED RELATION, A PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO THE TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE PIPE BRACKET IN LONGITUDINAL SPACED RELATION TO SAID FULCRUM WALL TO ESTABLISH THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE HOUSING ON THE PIPE BRACKET, A U-SHAPED CLAMP SPANNING THE HOUSING BELOW THE PIPE BRACKET INTERMEDIATE THE FULCRUM WALL AND THE PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS, AND SAID CLAMP HAVING A BASE PORTION AND CLAMPING ARMS PROJECTING INTO THE HOUSING PERPENDICULARLY TO THE PIPE BRACKET, THE OUTERMOST ARM BEING LONGER THAN THE INNERMOST ARM TO MAINTAIN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PIPE BRACKET FOR ALL RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE HOUSING AND PIPE BRACKET, SAID BASE PORTION HAVING BOLT SLOTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE CLAMPING ARMS AND BEING ARCUATELY FORMED ADJACENT THE BOLT SLOTS TO ALLOW PIVOTING OF THE CLAMP, AND BOLT MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOTS AND SECURED TO THE HOUSING TO ADJUSTABLY SECURE THE CLAMP TO THE HOUSING AND TO PIVOT THE HOUSING ABOUT SAID FULCRUM WALL UNTIL THE PIPE BRACKET ENGAGE THE PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 242 words
AN ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING UNIT FOR ATTACHING LIGHTING UNITS ON HORIZONTAL PIPE BRACKETS, WHICH COMPRISES A HOUSING ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE LIGHTING UNIT AND ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE THE PIPE BRACKET, AN INTERNAL FULCRUM WALL SECURED TO THE TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING IN SPACED RELATION TO THE LIGHTING UNIT END OF THE HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE PERIPHERY OF THE PIPE BRACKET IN THE ASSEMBLED RELATION, A PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO THE TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE PIPE BRACKET IN LONGITUDINAL SPACED RELATION TO SAID FULCRUM WALL TO ESTABLISH THE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE HOUSING ON THE PIPE BRACKET, A U-SHAPED CLAMP SPANNING THE HOUSING BELOW THE PIPE BRACKET INTERMEDIATE THE FULCRUM WALL AND THE PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS, AND SAID CLAMP HAVING A BASE PORTION AND CLAMPING ARMS PROJECTING INTO THE HOUSING PERPENDICULARLY TO THE PIPE BRACKET, THE OUTERMOST ARM BEING LONGER THAN THE INNERMOST ARM TO MAINTAIN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PIPE BRACKET FOR ALL RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE HOUSING AND PIPE BRACKET, SAID BASE PORTION HAVING BOLT SLOTS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE CLAMPING ARMS AND BEING ARCUATELY FORMED ADJACENT THE BOLT SLOTS TO ALLOW PIVOTING OF THE CLAMP, AND BOLT MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOTS AND SECURED TO THE HOUSING TO ADJUSTABLY SECURE THE CLAMP TO THE HOUSING AND TO PIVOT THE HOUSING ABOUT SAID FULCRUM WALL UNTIL THE PIPE BRACKET ENGAGE THE PRE-SET AND LOCK MEANS.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-07-28 1972-01-27 1972-07-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-07-28 1976-01-27 1976-07-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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