US3287552A
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Remote controlled lighting system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-11-15
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1983-11-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Drandell Jack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 07:01
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/14; F21V21/30; F21V21/15; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/20; F21W2131/202
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A REMOTE CONTROLLED LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING LIGHT INTO THE MOUTH OF A PATIENT RECLINING IN A DENTIST CHAIR COMPRISING: A HOUSING; AN ELONGATED RACK HAVING PAIRS OF OPENINGS; A PAIR OF ARMS CONNECTED TO SAID RACK AND PIVOTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID RACK ABOUT AN AXIS OF ROTATION; PAIRS OF LIGHT UNITS WHEREIN EACH UNIT IS CAPABLE OF PROJECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT; MEANS CONNECTED TO THE RACK POSITIONING EACH LIGHT UNIT ADJACENT A RESPECTIVE OPENING WITH EACH BEAM OF LIGHT PROJECTABLE THERETHROUGH AND SAID MEANS ALSO FOR ANGULARLY ADJUSTING THE CENTRAL AXIS OF EACH BEAM SO THAT THE BEAM AXIS CAN BE CONVERGED TO A SELECTED COMMON POINT WITHIN THE PATIENT''S MOUTH; THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OPENINGS WITHIN EACH PAIR OF LIGHT UNITS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL AND APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PAIRS; REVERSIBLE MOTOR MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING FOR ENERGIZING SAID PAIR OF ARMS FOR ROTATING SAID LIGHT MEANS ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION TO SWING THE SELECTED COMMON POINT IN AN ARC WHICH IS IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID AXIS OF ROTATION; AND REMOTE CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-21 | 1974-05-23 | 1974-11-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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