Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
398 words
A panel illuminating display module comprising: (a) structural support means for affixing a plurality of light-emitting electrical units relative to one another, the light-emitting electrical units being electrically interconnected to form an array having a first electrical pole and a second electrical pole; (b) a cylindrical base connector having a longitudinal axis, a first electrical pole and a second electrical pole, the base connector being adapted for reception within, and electrical connection to, a female connector socket having a pair of oppositely charged electrical poles, the cylindrical base connector further comprising a first cylindrical chamber having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft; (c) means for electrically connecting the first and second electrical poles of the array to the first and second electrical poles of the electrically conductive cylindrical base connector, respectively; (d) means for rotatably affixing the array to the conductive base connector, comprising a shaft having a cylindrical body and a cylindrical head disposed on one end of the body, the diameter of the shaft head being greater than the diameter of the shaft body, the portion of the shaft body distal to the shaft head being affixed within the first cylindrical chamber along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical base connector and the shaft head being rotatably affixed to the structural support means; and (e) means for restricting the rotation of the array relative to the cylindrical base connector; Wherein: the shaft head is cylindrical and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the shaft body; the shaft and the portion of the shaft body proximate to the shaft head are disposed within a second cylindrical chamber which is defined within the support structure; the portion of the shaft body disposed within the structural support but not within the second chamber is disposed within a third chamber which is defined within the structural support, the third chamber having a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the second chamber; the second and the third chambers intersect and, at the point of intersection, form a lip; and a compression spring having an external diameter larger than the diameter of the third chamber is disposed around the shaft body within the second chamber, the spring impinging at its one end against the shaft head and at its other end against the lip formed by the intersection of the second and third chambers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
398 words
A panel illuminating display module comprising: (a) structural support means for affixing a plurality of light-emitting electrical units relative to one another, the light-emitting electrical units being electrically interconnected to form an array having a first electrical pole and a second electrical pole; (b) a cylindrical base connector having a longitudinal axis, a first electrical pole and a second electrical pole, the base connector being adapted for reception within, and electrical connection to, a female connector socket having a pair of oppositely charged electrical poles, the cylindrical base connector further comprising a first cylindrical chamber having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft; (c) means for electrically connecting the first and second electrical poles of the array to the first and second electrical poles of the electrically conductive cylindrical base connector, respectively; (d) means for rotatably affixing the array to the conductive base connector, comprising a shaft having a cylindrical body and a cylindrical head disposed on one end of the body, the diameter of the shaft head being greater than the diameter of the shaft body, the portion of the shaft body distal to the shaft head being affixed within the first cylindrical chamber along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical base connector and the shaft head being rotatably affixed to the structural support means; and (e) means for restricting the rotation of the array relative to the cylindrical base connector; Wherein: the shaft head is cylindrical and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the shaft body; the shaft and the portion of the shaft body proximate to the shaft head are disposed within a second cylindrical chamber which is defined within the support structure; the portion of the shaft body disposed within the structural support but not within the second chamber is disposed within a third chamber which is defined within the structural support, the third chamber having a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the second chamber; the second and the third chambers intersect and, at the point of intersection, form a lip; and a compression spring having an external diameter larger than the diameter of the third chamber is disposed around the shaft body within the second chamber, the spring impinging at its one end against the shaft head and at its other end against the lip formed by the intersection of the second and third chambers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The panel illuminating display module according to claim 1 wherein: (a) the cylindrical base connector further comprises a conductive ring disposed about the periphery of the cylindrical base connector proximate to the support structure; (b) a plurality of notches are defined in the conductive ring; and (c) the structural support further comprises a conductive pin adapted to be received into one of the notches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The panel illuminating display module according to claim 2 wherein: (a) the first electrical pole of the cylindrical base connector is electrically connected to the shaft; (b) the shaft is electrically connected to the first pole of the array; (c) the second pole of the array is electrically connected to the conductive pin; and (d) the conductive ring is electrically connected to the second pole of the cylindrical base connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The panel illuminating display module according to claim 2 wherein the number of notches is at least two.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The panel illuminating display module according to claim 2 wherein the number of notches is at least four.