US3829679A
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Lamp head assembly
Assignee: VISTA LIGHTING Corp
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Filing: 1973-08-06
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Granted: 1974-08-13
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Expires: 1993-08-06
Abstract
Abstract This assembly includes a lamp housing mounted to a support at one end and having a pair of apertures at the other end providing reading and examination lights. A lamp base is journal mounted within the housing to the housing sidewalls by pivot elements which are fixed to the lamp base and extend outwardly of the sidewalls. Actuating levers are attached to each end of the pivot elements for manual rotation of the lamp base to direct the lamp beam through one or the other of the apertures. The housing is attached to the support by an elbow joint, which permits the angle of elevation of the housing to be adjusted and the support includes a swivel joint which permits the housing to be rotated about its own longitudinal axis.
Inventors
- 👤 G Rogers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:15
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V19/00; F21V19/02; F21V21/00; F21V21/14; F21V21/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A lamp head assembly comprising: a. support means, b. a housing including opposed ends and opposed sidewall means said housing being mounted to the support means at one end and including first and second apertures disposed in side by side relation at the other end, c. lamp means disposed interiorly of the housing between said support means and said apertures and including: 1. a lamp, and 2. pivot means having a pivot axis transversely disposed of said sidewall means and pivotally mounting said lamp means to said sidewall means to direct said lamp in a direction to emit light selectively through one of said apertures, and d. actuating means attached to the pivot means and disposed exteriorly of said housing to operatively pivot said lamp means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A lamp head assembly comprising: a. support means, b. a housing including opposed ends and opposed sidewall means said housing being mounted to the support means at one end and including first and second apertures disposed in side by side relation at the other end, c. lamp means disposed interiorly of the housing between said support means and said apertures and including: 1. a lamp, and 2. pivot means having a pivot axis transversely disposed of said sidewall means and pivotally mounting said lamp means to said sidewall means to direct said lamp in a direction to emit light selectively through one of said apertures, and d. actuating means attached to the pivot means and disposed exteriorly of said housing to operatively pivot said lamp means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
pivot means having a pivot axis transversely disposed of said sidewall means and pivotally mounting said lamp means to said sidewall means to direct said lamp in a direction to emit light selectively through one of said apertures, and d. actuating means attached to the pivot means and disposed exteriorly of said housing to operatively pivot said lamp means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
pivot means having a pivot axis transversely disposed of said sidewall means and pivotally mounting said lamp means to said sidewall means to direct said lamp in a direction to emit light selectively through one of said apertures, and d. actuating means attached to the pivot means and disposed exteriorly of said housing to operatively pivot said lamp means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: e. the lamp means includes a base carrying the lamp, f. the pivot means is attached to said base in non-rotatable relation and journal mounted to said sidewall means, g. the actuating means includes a pair of actuating levers mounted to opposite ends of said pivot means to pivot said base and said lamp.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
5 words
a base carrying the lamp,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
5 words
a base carrying the lamp,
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
opposed ends and opposed sidewall means extending between said ends,
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
opposed ends and opposed sidewall means extending between said ends,
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
swivel means, including forward and rearward portions connected in swivel relation 180* about said longitudinal axis, and
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
swivel means, including forward and rearward portions connected in swivel relation 180* about said longitudinal axis, and
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
one of said portions including an enlarged cylindrical end coaxial with said transverse axis said portion providing circumferentially spaced stop means, b. a housing including;
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
one of said portions including an enlarged cylindrical end coaxial with said transverse axis said portion providing circumferentially spaced stop means, b. a housing including;
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
pivot means including opposed pivot portions fixedly attached to the base and having end portions extending through the sidewall means in journal relation thereto to direct said beam axis to emit light selectively through one of said housing apertures, and
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
pivot means including opposed pivot portions fixedly attached to the base and having end portions extending through the sidewall means in journal relation thereto to direct said beam axis to emit light selectively through one of said housing apertures, and
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: e. the lamp means includes a base carrying the lamp, the lamp having a beam axis. f. the pivot means includes opposed stub shafts fixedly attached to said base and having opposed ends extending outwardly of said sidewall means in journal relation thereto. g. the actuating means includes a pair of actuating levers fixedly attached to said opposed shaft ends and substantially aligned with the beam axis to indicate the direction of said beam axis, h. the housing sidewall means includes stop means engageable with said actuating levers to determine the direction of the beam axis.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
58 words
one of said ends including coaxial arcuate bearing surfaces engageable with said enlarged cylindrical end of the support means and including circumferentially spaced stop means engageable with said support portion stop means, and the other of said ends including first and second apertures disposed in side by side relation on either side of said housing longitudinal axis, and
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
one of said ends including coaxial arcuate bearing surfaces engageable with said enlarged cylindrical end of the support means and including circumferentially spaced stop means engageable with said support portion stop means, and the other of said ends including first and second apertures disposed in side by side relation on either side of said housing longitudinal axis, and
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 3, in which: i. the lamp means includes opposed light shields extending generally in the direction of the beam axis to shield light from one aperture when the beam axis is directed through the other aperture.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
97 words
opposed light shields mounted to the base and extending generally in the direction of the beam axis to shield light from one aperture when the beam axis is directed through the other aperture, d. actuating means including a pair of actuating levers attached to said pivot end portions exteriorly of said sidewall means and aligned with said beam axis to pivot said lamp and base and indicate the direction of the beam axis, and e. said housing sidewall means including exterior stop means engageable by the actuating levers to limit the angular movement of the beam axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
97 words
opposed light shields mounted to the base and extending generally in the direction of the beam axis to shield light from one aperture when the beam axis is directed through the other aperture, d. actuating means including a pair of actuating levers attached to said pivot end portions exteriorly of said sidewall means and aligned with said beam axis to pivot said lamp and base and indicate the direction of the beam axis, and e. said housing sidewall means including exterior stop means engageable by the actuating levers to limit the angular movement of the beam axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
handgrip means at said other end disposed between said apertures, c. lamp means disposed interiorly of the housing and including:
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
handgrip means at said other end disposed between said apertures, c. lamp means disposed interiorly of the housing and including:
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
47 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 4, in which: j. the housing includes a light shield disposed between said apertures and cooperating with the light shields of said lamp means to shield light from one aperture when the beam axis is directed through the other.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
56 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: e. the support means includes a transverse axis substantially parallel with the pivot axis, f. the housing includes a longitudinal axis and said housing is rotatable about said transverse axis of the support means for adjustment of the angle of elevation of said longitudinal axis.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 6, in which: g. the support means includes a longitudinal swivel axis, and, h. the housing is swivelable about said swivel axis through substantially 180*.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
112 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: e. the support means includes a longitudinal swivel axis and swivel means defined by said axis and having forward and rearward portions connected in swivel rotation, f. one of said portions includes a transverse axis, g. shaft means defined by said transverse axis interconnects the housing to said portion, and h. the housing includes a longitudinal axis and said housing is swivelable about said swivel axis through substantially 180* to alternate the position oF the housing apertures and said housing is rotatable about said transverse axis in elbow joint relation to adjust the angle of elevation of said housing longitudinal axis.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
68 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 8, in which: i. the longitudinal swivel axis and the housing longitudinal axis are alignable, and j. stop means between the housing and said one portion define the limits of angular adjustment of the housing about the transverse axis of said one portion on either side of the axial alignment position, the counterclockwise limit being different from the clockwise limit.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
46 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 8, in which: i. said one support portion includes an enlarged head having arcuate bearing surfaces coaxial with said transverse axis, and j. the housing means includes opposed compatible bearing faces receiving the enlarged head in rotatable relation.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
134 words
A lamp head assembly as defined in claim 10, in which: k. said one support portion includes two circumferentially spaced stop means, l. said housing means includes two circumferentially spaced shoulders selectively engageable by associated stop means to determine the rotational limits of the housing about the transverse axis of said one support portion, m. one of said stop means is provided by a peg projecting outwardly of said cylindrical head, and n. the housing is swivelable about the longitudinal swivel axis so that when the swivel axis is horizontal and the peg engages one shoulder the angle of elevation of the housing longitudinal axis is different from when the housing is swivelled through one hundred and eighty degrees (180*) with the swivel axis horizontal and the other stop means engages the other shoulder.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
9 words
A lamp head assembly comprising: a. support means including;
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
9 words
A lamp head assembly comprising: a. support means including;
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-08-12 | 1978-02-11 | 1978-08-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-08-12 | 1982-02-11 | 1982-08-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-08-12 | 1986-02-11 | 1986-08-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |