Lighting fixture

Claim 2

A reading lamp for illuminating a surface comprising a housing; a first array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting a first colored light; a second array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting a second colored light; and means connected to said arrays of lamps to control the intensity of light emitted from each array while permitting simultaneous emission of light from each array.

Claim 3

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first array of lams and said second array of lamps are connected in an alternating series arrangement and in series with said means.

Claim 4

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first array of lamps emit red light and said second array of lamps emit green light.

Claim 5

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 1 which further comprises a light diffusing cover mounted in said housing over said lamps to diffuse light emitted therefrom.

Claim 6

A reading lamps as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said array of lamps is disposed in a ring and in concentric relation to the other of said array of lamps.

Claim 7

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 5 wherein said means includes a first rheostat connected in series to one of said arrays and a second rheostat connected in series with the other of said arrays.

Claim 8

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 1 which further comprises a panel in said housing mounting said arrays of lamps therein.

Claim 9

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 7 wherein said panel includes a plurality of reflector surfaces, each said surface being disposed about a respective lamp to reflect light therefrom.

Claim 10

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an incandescent lamp in said housing for emitting incandescent white light.

Claim 11

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 9 further comprising a rheostat connected in series with said incandescent lamp to control the intensity of light emitted therefrom.

Claim 12

A reading lamp as set forth in claim 10 further comprising a master on-off switch connected to said arrays of lamps and said incandescent lamp to selectively actuate said arrays of lamps and said incandescent lamp simultaneously.

Claim 13

A lighting fixture comprising a housing having an open face; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light from said face; a first switch rheostat connected in series with said lamp to control the intensity of emitted light; a first array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting red light from said face; a second switch rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted red light; a second array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting green light from said face; and a third switch rheostat connected in series with said second array to control the intensity of green light.

Claim 14

A lighting fixture comprising a housing having an open face; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light from said face; a first switch rheostat connected in series with said lamp to control the intensity of emitted light; a first array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting red light from said face; a second switch rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted red light; a second array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting green light from said face; and a third switch rheostat connected in series with said second array to control the intensity of green light.

Claim 15

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 12 which further comprises a master on-off switch connected to said rheostats to simultaneously actuate said lamps.

Claim 16

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 12 which further comprises a light diffusing cover mounted in said face of said housing over said lamps to diffuse light emitted therefrom.

Claim 17

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 12 wherein each array is a ring concentric to said incandescent lamp.

Claim 18

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 12 wherein each array is a ring concentric to said incandescent lamp and to the other array.

Claim 19

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 12 which further comprises an adjustable mount mounting said housing thereon.

Claim 20

A lighting fixture comprising a housing having an open face; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light from said face; a first switch rheostat connected in series with said lamp to control the intensity of emitted light; a first array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting colored light from said face; and a second switch rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted colored light.

Claim 21

A lighting fixture comprising a housing having an open face; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light from said face; a first switch rheostat connected in series with said lamp to control the intensity of emitted light; a first array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting colored light from said face; and a second switch rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted colored light.

Claim 22

A reading lamp for illuminating a surface comprising a housing having an open face; a first array of electronc lamps mounted in said housing for emitting red light from said face; a first rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted red light; a second array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting green light from said face; a second rheostat connected in series with said second array to control the intensity of green light; and a third rheostat connected in series with said first and said second rheostats to simultaneously control said first and said second rheostats.

Claim 23

A reading lamp for illuminating a surface comprising a housing having an open face; a first array of electronc lamps mounted in said housing for emitting red light from said face; a first rheostat connected in series with said first array to control the intensity of emitted red light; a second array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting green light from said face; a second rheostat connected in series with said second array to control the intensity of green light; and a third rheostat connected in series with said first and said second rheostats to simultaneously control said first and said second rheostats.

Claim 24

A reading lamp for illuminating a surface comprising a housing having an open face; an array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting light from said face to illuminate the surface; means connected with said array to control the intensity of light emitted onto the surface; and a light diffusing cover mounted in said face of said housing over said lamps to diffuse light emitted therefrom.

Claim 25

A reading lamp for illuminating a surface comprising a housing having an open face; an array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting light from said face to illuminate the surface; means connected with said array to control the intensity of light emitted onto the surface; and a light diffusing cover mounted in said face of said housing over said lamps to diffuse light emitted therefrom.

Claim 26

A lighting fixture comprising a housing; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light therefrom; and at least one array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting colored light therefrom to provide color discrimination for reading multicolor materials.

Claim 27

A lighting fixture comprising a housing; an incandescent lamp mounted in said housing for emitting incandescent light therefrom; and at least one array of electronic lamps mounted in said housing for emitting colored light therefrom to provide color discrimination for reading multicolor materials.

Claim 28

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 21 which further comprises means connected in series with said incandescent lamp to control the intensity of emitted light.

Claim 29

A lighting fixture as set forth in claim 21 which further comprises means connected in series with said array of electronic lamps to control the intensity of light emitted.