Collapsible fluorescent light for photography
First Claim
1. A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprising:
- a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube ends supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and collapsing means operatively connected between said supports permitting said supports to be moved together into a storage position and apart into a used position, fluorescent tubes being connectable between sockets of said supports when said supports in their use position;
a boom having one end connected to said collapsing means for supporting said frame, and an opposite end;
an electrical ballast mechanically connected to said opposite end of said boom and electrically connected to said sockets for electrically ballasting fluorescent tubes connected to said socket; and
a pivot clamp connected to said boom intermediate its ends for engagement on a support structure to carry the fixture, said collapsing means comprises a collapsible scissors assembly having a central rod and a pair of pivotally connected together scissors members operatively connected between said central rod and each support.
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Abstract
A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprises a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube end supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and a scissors assembly connected between the supports for permitting the supports to move together into a storage position and to accommodate various length tubes and apart into a use position. Fluorescent tubes can be engaged between the sockets of the two supports with the supports in their use position. A boom has one end connected to the scissors assembly and an opposite end which carries an electrical ballast. The ballast is electrically connected to the sockets and may serve not only to electrically ballast the fluorescent tube but also to mechanically balance the weight of the frame. A pivot clamp connected intermediate the ends of the boom can be used to mount the boom on a tripod or other support structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprising:
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a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube ends supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and collapsing means operatively connected between said supports permitting said supports to be moved together into a storage position and apart into a used position, fluorescent tubes being connectable between sockets of said supports when said supports in their use position; a boom having one end connected to said collapsing means for supporting said frame, and an opposite end; an electrical ballast mechanically connected to said opposite end of said boom and electrically connected to said sockets for electrically ballasting fluorescent tubes connected to said socket; and a pivot clamp connected to said boom intermediate its ends for engagement on a support structure to carry the fixture, said collapsing means comprises a collapsible scissors assembly having a central rod and a pair of pivotally connected together scissors members operatively connected between said central rod and each support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprising:
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a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube ends supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and collapsing means operatively connected between said supports permitting said supports to be moved together into a storage position and apart into a used position, fluorescent tubes being connectable between sockets of said supports when said supports in their use position; a boom having one end connected to said collapsing means for supporting said frame, and an opposite end; an electrical ballast mechanically connected to said opposite end of said boom and electrically connected to said sockets for electrically ballasting fluorescent tubes connected to said socket; and a pivot clamp connected to said boom intermediate its ends for engagement on a support structure to carry the fixture, said collapsing means comprises a central rod in a plurality of scissor members operatively connected between said central rod and said supports, a second pivot clamp connected between said one end of said boom and said central rod at the center of said central rod, said first mentioned pivot clamp being connected to said boom at a location spaced from said second pivot clamp by slightly more than the distance between said second pivot clamp and an end of said central rod, said boom having a length substantially equal to the length of said ballast, and a third pivot clamp connected between said ballast and said opposite end of said boom. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprising:
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a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube ends supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and collapsing means operatively connected between said supports permitting said supports to be moved together into a storage position and apart into a used position, fluorescent tubes being connectable between sockets of said supports when said supports in their use position; a boom having one end connected to said collapsing means for supporting said frame, and an opposite end; an electrical ballast mechanically connected to said opposite end of said boom and electrically connected to said sockets for electrically ballasting fluorescent tubes connected to said socket; and a pivot clamp connected to said boom intermediate its ends for engagement on a support structure to carry the fixture, each support comprises a bent sheet metal channel having a U-shaped portion with a long leg on which said sockets are mounted and a short leg, and a V-shaped portion connected to said short leg, a barn door pivotally connected to said long leg of said channel, a row of tube clips connected to said V-shaped portion and each aligned with one of said sockets for engaging an end of a tube whose electrodes are engaged in said socket, a connecting plug connected to said channel and electrical wires connected between said sockets and said electrical plug each disposed in said U-shaped portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprising a pair of spaced apart tube end supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, a collapsible scissor assembly operatively connected between said supports for permitting movement together and movement apart of said supports with said supports being held parallel in a closed together storage position and in a separated use position, a flexible reflector connected between said supports and an electrical ballast mechanically connected to said scissor assembly and electrically connected to said sockets.
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