Umbrella lamp assembly
First Claim
1. A portable lamp assembly having a self-contained power supply therein and being adapted for mounting to an umbrella stem, said assembly comprising a generally spherical hollow body including first and second light transmitting shells, means for coupling said shells together in a manner permitting opening and closing of said shells for placing said shells about an umbrella stem and then closing said shells about the umbrella stem, said shells having recesses at the top and bottom thereof for receiving and accommodating the umbrella stem, means associated with said recesses for frictionally engaging the stem, a lamp, means for mounting a battery in said hollow body, means for electrically coupling said lamp to a battery mounted completely within said hollow body, a switch mounted to said first shell, and means for electrically coupling said switch to said lamp and to a battery mounted in said hollow body.
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Abstract
The umbrella lamp assembly is adapted for mounting to an umbrella stem and includes a hollow body comprising first and second light transmitting shells. The shells are coupled together by an assembly which permits opening of the shells for placing the hollow body around an umbrella stem and which urges the shells toward each other. The shells have recesses at the top and bottom thereof for receiving and accommodating the umbrella stem in a frictional manner. A lamp is mounted in the hollow body and a mounting for receiving a battery is provided in the hollow body. A switch is mounted to one shell and is electrically coupled to the lamp and to a battery mounted in the hollow body.
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- 1. A portable lamp assembly having a self-contained power supply therein and being adapted for mounting to an umbrella stem, said assembly comprising a generally spherical hollow body including first and second light transmitting shells, means for coupling said shells together in a manner permitting opening and closing of said shells for placing said shells about an umbrella stem and then closing said shells about the umbrella stem, said shells having recesses at the top and bottom thereof for receiving and accommodating the umbrella stem, means associated with said recesses for frictionally engaging the stem, a lamp, means for mounting a battery in said hollow body, means for electrically coupling said lamp to a battery mounted completely within said hollow body, a switch mounted to said first shell, and means for electrically coupling said switch to said lamp and to a battery mounted in said hollow body.
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