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US3154283A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable lamp bracket

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-25
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Granted: 1964-10-27
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Expires: 1982-05-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul A Spinnato

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 06:25
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/02; F21V21/14; F21V21/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/907; Y10S285/921; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32975

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 220 words
A UNIVERSALLY ADJUSTABLE LAMP BRACKET FOR ATTACHING A LAMP TO A SUPPORT COMPRISING; FIRST AND SECOND COAXIAL END-TO-END ARRANGED ELEMENTS; THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS BEING FORMED AS SOCKET AND BALL PARTS RESPECTIVELY OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT; SAID SECOND ELEMENT HAVING TWO OPPOSITE PARALLEL SIDES ADJACENT SAID BALL PART; A SLEEVE COVER TURNABLE ON SAID FIRST ELEMENT AND HAVING IN ONE END THEREOF A SOCKET PORTION ENGAGING SAID BALL PART AND COOPERATING WITH SAID SOCKET IN SAID FIRST ELEMENT TO RETAIN SAID BALL PART THERETO; A TRANSVERSE OPENING IN THE END OF SAID SLEEVE COVER AND CONNECTING WITH SAID SOCKET PORTION THEREOF TO RECEIVE SAID SECOND ELEMENT; SAID OPENING HAVING TWO OPPOSITE PARALLEL SIDES FITTEDLY COOPERATING WITH SAID SIDES ON SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO CONFINE THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND ELEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID SLEEVE COVER IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID SIDES AND TO COUPLE SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO SAID FIRST ELEMENT FOR JOINT ROTATION OF SAID SLEEVE COVER AND SAID SECOND ELEMENT ON SAID FIRST ELEMENT; THE NON ADJACENT END OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS HAVING A SLEEVE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CANTILEVER SEGMENTS TERMINATING IN AN EXTERNAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL BEAD; AN ANCHOR BUSHING FITTEDLY RECEIVING SAID SLEEVE AND HAVING A TUBULAR EXTENSION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CANTILEVER SECTIONS PROVIDED WITH AN EXTERNAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHOULDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 220 words
A UNIVERSALLY ADJUSTABLE LAMP BRACKET FOR ATTACHING A LAMP TO A SUPPORT COMPRISING; FIRST AND SECOND COAXIAL END-TO-END ARRANGED ELEMENTS; THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS BEING FORMED AS SOCKET AND BALL PARTS RESPECTIVELY OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT; SAID SECOND ELEMENT HAVING TWO OPPOSITE PARALLEL SIDES ADJACENT SAID BALL PART; A SLEEVE COVER TURNABLE ON SAID FIRST ELEMENT AND HAVING IN ONE END THEREOF A SOCKET PORTION ENGAGING SAID BALL PART AND COOPERATING WITH SAID SOCKET IN SAID FIRST ELEMENT TO RETAIN SAID BALL PART THERETO; A TRANSVERSE OPENING IN THE END OF SAID SLEEVE COVER AND CONNECTING WITH SAID SOCKET PORTION THEREOF TO RECEIVE SAID SECOND ELEMENT; SAID OPENING HAVING TWO OPPOSITE PARALLEL SIDES FITTEDLY COOPERATING WITH SAID SIDES ON SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO CONFINE THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND ELEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID SLEEVE COVER IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID SIDES AND TO COUPLE SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO SAID FIRST ELEMENT FOR JOINT ROTATION OF SAID SLEEVE COVER AND SAID SECOND ELEMENT ON SAID FIRST ELEMENT; THE NON ADJACENT END OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS HAVING A SLEEVE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CANTILEVER SEGMENTS TERMINATING IN AN EXTERNAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL BEAD; AN ANCHOR BUSHING FITTEDLY RECEIVING SAID SLEEVE AND HAVING A TUBULAR EXTENSION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CANTILEVER SECTIONS PROVIDED WITH AN EXTERNAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHOULDER.

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