Rotatably adjustable trouble lamp shield
First Claim
1. A rotatably adjustable light shield for shielding and suspending a portable trouble lamp of the type having an elongated handle with an electric light mounted on one end, comprising:
- (a) a shield member for substantially enclosing said electric light of said lamp, said shield member having a top end and a bottom end and an aperture on one side for the transmission of light therethrough;
(b) a mounting means attached to the bottom end of said shield member for mounting said shield member onto said light bearing end of said trouble light handle;
(c) a rotatably adjustable suspension means mounted onto the top end of said shield member for providing a rotatably adjustable suspension mount for said shield member, including;
(i) a plate having a circular array of regularly spaced detent cavities mounted onto the top end of said light shield;
(ii) a detent ball retainer rotatably mounted over said plate and having at least one detent ball receivable into each of said detent cavities for retaining said light shield in any of the angular positions associated with each of said detent cavities and for transmitting a tactile indication of the amount of rotary adjustment made when said light shield is mounted onto a trouble lamp and said handle of said trouble lamp is manually rotated relative to said suspension means, and(iii) a suspension hook assembly mounted onto said detent ball retainer for suspending said trouble lamp.
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Abstract
A rotatably adjustable light shield for shielding and suspending a portable trouble lamp is disclosed herein. The light shield generally comprises a cylindrical shield member, a mounting means attached to the bottom end of the shield member for mounting the shield member onto a trouble lamp, and a rotatably adjustable suspension means mounted on top of the shield member for providing a rotatably adjustable suspension mount for the shield. The suspension mount includes a plate having a circular array of detent cavities, a detent ball retainer rotatably mounted over the plate and having at least one detent ball receivable into each of the detent cavities in the plate, and a suspension hook assembly mounted onto the detent ball retainer for suspending the trouble lamp. The detent ball in the detent ball retainer serves both to retain the light beam in any of the angular positions associated with the circular array of detent cavities, and to transmit a tactile indication of the amount of rotary adjustment made when the handle of the trouble lamp connected to the shield is manually rotated relative to the suspension mount.
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12 Claims
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1. A rotatably adjustable light shield for shielding and suspending a portable trouble lamp of the type having an elongated handle with an electric light mounted on one end, comprising:
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(a) a shield member for substantially enclosing said electric light of said lamp, said shield member having a top end and a bottom end and an aperture on one side for the transmission of light therethrough; (b) a mounting means attached to the bottom end of said shield member for mounting said shield member onto said light bearing end of said trouble light handle; (c) a rotatably adjustable suspension means mounted onto the top end of said shield member for providing a rotatably adjustable suspension mount for said shield member, including; (i) a plate having a circular array of regularly spaced detent cavities mounted onto the top end of said light shield; (ii) a detent ball retainer rotatably mounted over said plate and having at least one detent ball receivable into each of said detent cavities for retaining said light shield in any of the angular positions associated with each of said detent cavities and for transmitting a tactile indication of the amount of rotary adjustment made when said light shield is mounted onto a trouble lamp and said handle of said trouble lamp is manually rotated relative to said suspension means, and (iii) a suspension hook assembly mounted onto said detent ball retainer for suspending said trouble lamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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