← Back to Patent Explorer
US3285242A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Surgical headlight and light source

Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corp
•
Filing: 1963-07-01
•
Granted: 1966-11-15
•
Expires: 1983-07-01
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frederick J Wallace

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 18:59
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4298; F; F21; F21L; F21L14/00; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/08; F21V21/084; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0005; G02B6/0006; G02B6/0008; G02B6/36; G02B6/40; G02B6/403

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
A HEADLIGHT FOR USE IN CARRYING OUT SURGICAL PROCEDURES, COMPRISING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE BODY OF THE USER INCLUDING A HEADBAND ADAPTED FOR ENCIRCLING THE HEAD OF THE USER, AN ELONGATED ARM MEMBER, FIRST ADJUSTABLE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT MEANS CONNECTING ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER TO SAID HEADBAND, CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID HEADBAND, A LENS HOUSING, SECOND ADJUSTABLE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT MEANS CONNECTING SAID HOUSING TO THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM MEMBER, AN ELONGATED LIGHT-CONDUCTING FLEXIBLE BUNDLE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF EXTREMELY FINE GLASS-COATED GLASS FIBERS HAVING ONE END THEREOF EXTENDING IN AND CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING, A HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT SOURCE HAVING A SHARPLY FOCUSED LIGHT BEAM, MEANS REMOVABLY RECEIVING AND ANCHORING THE OTHER END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE FOCUS OF SAID LIGHT BEAM, COOLING MEANS INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF RADIATOR FINS IN GOOD THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID OTHER END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE, A CROSS BAND CONNECTED ADJACENT TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF TO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HEADBAND, MEANS CONNECTING SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE TO SAID CROSS BAND, AND LENS MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING FOR DIRECTING AND FOCUSING LIGHT FROM SAID ONE END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE ONTO AN AREA TO BE ILLUMINATED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
A HEADLIGHT FOR USE IN CARRYING OUT SURGICAL PROCEDURES, COMPRISING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE BODY OF THE USER INCLUDING A HEADBAND ADAPTED FOR ENCIRCLING THE HEAD OF THE USER, AN ELONGATED ARM MEMBER, FIRST ADJUSTABLE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT MEANS CONNECTING ONE END OF SAID ARM MEMBER TO SAID HEADBAND, CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID HEADBAND, A LENS HOUSING, SECOND ADJUSTABLE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT MEANS CONNECTING SAID HOUSING TO THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM MEMBER, AN ELONGATED LIGHT-CONDUCTING FLEXIBLE BUNDLE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF EXTREMELY FINE GLASS-COATED GLASS FIBERS HAVING ONE END THEREOF EXTENDING IN AND CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING, A HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT SOURCE HAVING A SHARPLY FOCUSED LIGHT BEAM, MEANS REMOVABLY RECEIVING AND ANCHORING THE OTHER END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE FOCUS OF SAID LIGHT BEAM, COOLING MEANS INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF RADIATOR FINS IN GOOD THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID OTHER END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE, A CROSS BAND CONNECTED ADJACENT TO THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF TO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HEADBAND, MEANS CONNECTING SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE TO SAID CROSS BAND, AND LENS MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING FOR DIRECTING AND FOCUSING LIGHT FROM SAID ONE END OF SAID LIGHT-CONDUCTING BUNDLE ONTO AN AREA TO BE ILLUMINATED.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1282133A Cited
US1705465A Cited
US2257232A Cited
GB595729A Cited
US3020806A Cited
US3051166A Cited
DE1113788B Cited
US3195536A Cited
US3131690A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-14 1970-05-16 1970-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-14 1974-05-16 1974-11-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-14 1978-05-16 1978-11-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag