Adjustable lamp

Claim 1

An adjustable lamp, comprising: a. a plurality of hollow electrically conductive tubes; b. spring-urged contacts within said tubes, said spring-urged contacts being electrically insulated from said tubes; c. at least one adjustable joint, each said adjustable joint including independent inner and outer electrical paths, said tubes being secured to said joints such that said tubes are in electrical communication with each other through said outer electrical paths and such that said spring-urged contacts are in electrical communication with each other through said inner electrical paths, each said adjustable joint comprising: i. a plurality of electrically conductive cylinders, said cylinders being joined rotatably and coaxially by a rivet; ii. each said cylinder having formed therein an opening to receive one of said tubes in electrical communication therewith; iii. a conducting sleeve on said rivet, said conducting sleeve extending between said cylinders and electrically insulated therefrom, said spring-urged contacts of said tubes being in electrical communication with said sleeve; iv. said cylinders being in mutual electrical communication; d. a light bulb, said light bulb being in electrical communication with one of said tubes and one of said springurged contacts; and e. a source of electrical power, said source being connected to one of said tubes and one of said contacts to energize said bulb.