Extendible stern light assembly
First Claim
1. A stern light assembly adapted for engagement with stern light mounting fixtures associated with boats and like vehicles, said assembly comprising an extendible support structure, said support structure including a plurality of tubular members telescopically positioned one within another, each of said tubular members being telescopically slidably engaged with at least one other member whereby said members can be moved between a first condition wherein said support structure is in an elongated extended condition and a second collapsed condition thereof, a lamp unit mounted at one end of one of said tubular members, said lamp unit having electric connections thereto, a tubular power fitting member slidably receivable within the opposite end of another of said tubular members, said tubular power fitting member being cooperatively removably engageable with the stern light mounting fixture associated with a particular boat and having electrical connections thereto, and a resilient normally contracted coiled electrical cord contained within said tubular members and having connections at one end to the electrical connections of said lamp unit and at the opposite end to the electrical connections of said power fitting member, said coiled cord having an unstressed length that is approximately equal to the length of said support structure in the collapsed condition thereof.
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Abstract
A stern light assembly adapted for mounting on boats and the like including an extendible support structure, the support structure including a plurality of tubular members telescopically positioned one within another, each of the tubular members being telescopically slidably engaged with at least one other member whereby the members can be moved between a first condition wherein the support structure is in an elongated extended condition and a second collapsed condition thereof, a lamp unit having electrical connections associated therewith mounted at one end of one of the tubular members, a power fitting having electrical connections associated therewith mounted adjacent to the opposite end of another of the tubular members, and a resilient normally contracted coiled electrical cord contained within the tubular members, the coiled cord having connections at one end thereof for connecting to the electrical connections of the lamp unit and at the opposite end thereof for connecting to the electrical connections of the power fitting, the coiled cord having an unstressed length that is approximately equal to the length of the support structure in its collapsed condition. The present assembly is adapted to replace existing stern lights on boats and includes various arrangements for both limiting the extendibility of one tubular member relative to another and for holding and maintaining the respective tubular members relative to each other at locations intermediate the first and second conditions thereof.
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- 1. A stern light assembly adapted for engagement with stern light mounting fixtures associated with boats and like vehicles, said assembly comprising an extendible support structure, said support structure including a plurality of tubular members telescopically positioned one within another, each of said tubular members being telescopically slidably engaged with at least one other member whereby said members can be moved between a first condition wherein said support structure is in an elongated extended condition and a second collapsed condition thereof, a lamp unit mounted at one end of one of said tubular members, said lamp unit having electric connections thereto, a tubular power fitting member slidably receivable within the opposite end of another of said tubular members, said tubular power fitting member being cooperatively removably engageable with the stern light mounting fixture associated with a particular boat and having electrical connections thereto, and a resilient normally contracted coiled electrical cord contained within said tubular members and having connections at one end to the electrical connections of said lamp unit and at the opposite end to the electrical connections of said power fitting member, said coiled cord having an unstressed length that is approximately equal to the length of said support structure in the collapsed condition thereof.
- 10. A stern light assembly adaptable for being positioned within a stern light mounting fixture on a boat, said mounting fixture including electrical connections for connecting to the stern light assembly positioned therewithin, said stern light assembly comprising a collapsible support structure, said collapsible support structure including a plurality of elongated tubular members telescopically fitted one within another, said support structure adapted to be moved between a first collapsed condition wherein all of said tubular members are telescoped one within the other and a second extended condition wherein each member extends from said adjacent members, a lamp unit mounted to one end of one of said tubular members, said lamp unit having electrical connections thereto, means at the opposite end of another of said tubular members for mounting said assembly within the stern light mounting fixture associated with said boat, said mounting means including a tubular power fitting member having electrical connections thereto, and means for connecting the electrical connections of said lamp unit to the electrical connections of said power fitting member, said power fitting member being cooperatively engageable with said mounting fixture such that the electrical connections of said power fitting member make electrical contact with the electrical connections of said mounting fixture.
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15. A stern light assembly for boats comprising an extendible support structure, said support structure including a plurality of tubular members telescopically engaged one within another, said tubular members each being adapted to be telescopically slidably movable between a first extended condition wherein at least one of said tubular members is extended from the adjacent tubular members and a second collapsed condition thereof wherein said tubular members extend within one another, a lamp unit mounted to one tubular member at one end thereof, said lamp unit having electrical connections thereto, a power fitting member at an opposite end of another of said tubular members having electrical connections thereto, a coiled extension electrical cord contained within said tubular members, said cord being connected at one end thereof to the electrical connections of said lamp unit and at the opposite end thereof to the electrical connections of said power fitting member, said cord having an unstressed length that is approximately equal to the length of said support structure in its fully collapsed condition, mounting means on a boat for cooperatively engaging said power fitting member, said boat mounting means having electrical connections thereto, the electrical connections of said power fitting member engaging the electrical connections of said boat mounting means when said power fitting member is engaged therewith.
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