Modular light assembly
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1. A modular light assembly comprising:
- a base member,at least one electrical socket means pivotably mounted on said base member,a light module havinga housing adapted to mount a lamp, said housing including a pair of sideplates and a hood pivotably mounted to said sideplates and pivotable from a first position forming an enclosure with said sideplates to a second position permitting access to the interior of said enclosure for removing and replacing a lamp mounted therein,means for securing said module onto said electrical socket means, andmeans between said electrical socket means and module for releasably retaining said module on said electrical socket means, with the lamp in said module in electrical contact with said electrical socket means, andmeans on said base member for securing said base member to a support, said means including a pocket on the module slidably received on the electrical socket means.
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Abstract
Cube-shaped, ventilated, individual light modules housing a lamp or bulb having different predetermined characteristics are interchangeably mounted on an expandable clip surrounding an electrical socket, by sliding the module down on the clip and simultaneously establishing electrical contact between the bulb in the module and a power source and switch. The front of the module is faced with safety glass to protect the bulb and subject, and a space is provided between the module and protective safety glass which can be fitted with one or more, swing-away, wide angle adapter, diffuser, or dichroic lenses.
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1. A modular light assembly comprising:
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a base member, at least one electrical socket means pivotably mounted on said base member, a light module having a housing adapted to mount a lamp, said housing including a pair of sideplates and a hood pivotably mounted to said sideplates and pivotable from a first position forming an enclosure with said sideplates to a second position permitting access to the interior of said enclosure for removing and replacing a lamp mounted therein, means for securing said module onto said electrical socket means, and means between said electrical socket means and module for releasably retaining said module on said electrical socket means, with the lamp in said module in electrical contact with said electrical socket means, and means on said base member for securing said base member to a support, said means including a pocket on the module slidably received on the electrical socket means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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