Reading and viewing lamp
First Claim
1. In apparatus for directly illuminating an area with a diverging light beam wherein written material or other objects are adapted to be directly viewed in the directly illuminated area, the combination of:
- a convex mirror mounted to receive a collimated beam of light and to reflect the collimated beam of light into a diverging beam of light which is directed towards that area; and
means including a source of light for directing a collimated beam of light toward said convex mirror for reflection toward that area, whereby the area is illuminated primarily by light of substantially non-crossing, diverging and unidirectional quality throughout said area.
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Abstract
This invention provides an improved reading or viewing lamp that achieves extraordinary visual acuity when properly used. The lamp employs a quartz-halogen bulb together with a parabolic lens to provide a collimated beam. A light filter removes heat radiation and ultra violet radiation from the beam. A convex mirror reflects the filtered light beam to the reading or viewing area where because of the point source characteristic of the bulb and the remaining optics, the rays are substantially non-crossing and transversely coherent in the reading or viewing area. In one embodiment, the collimated beam is directed vertically and tubular light shield surrounding the collimated light beam and a cylindrical shield around the convex mirror reduces transverse radiation of light to other parts of the room. The shield around the collimated beam also provides a chimney effect which disperses the heat throughout the room to points remote from the reader.
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17 Claims
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1. In apparatus for directly illuminating an area with a diverging light beam wherein written material or other objects are adapted to be directly viewed in the directly illuminated area, the combination of:
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a convex mirror mounted to receive a collimated beam of light and to reflect the collimated beam of light into a diverging beam of light which is directed towards that area; and means including a source of light for directing a collimated beam of light toward said convex mirror for reflection toward that area, whereby the area is illuminated primarily by light of substantially non-crossing, diverging and unidirectional quality throughout said area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In apparatus for directly illuminating an area with a diverging light beam wherein reading material or other objects may be directly examined, the combination of:
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a support structure having a base member at the lower end thereof and a support member at the upper end thereof; means including a substantially point source of light and a parabolic mirror firmly mounted on a said base member for projecting a collimated beam of light upwardly toward said upper member; and a convex mirror mounted on said support member for intercepting said collimated beam and for reflecting the beam as a diverging beam transversely and downwardly toward said area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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