Ornamental lamp with internal switch

• US 5,158,356 A
• Filed: 02/10/1992
• Issued: 10/27/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alan V. Guthrie
• Original Assignee: Alan V. Guthrie
• Inventors: Guthrie, Alan V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ostrager, Allen M.
• Application Number:
  US07/833,024
• Time in Patent Office: 260 Days
• Field of Search: 362/188, 362/198, 362/200, 362/201, 362/203, 362/205, 362/208
• US Class Current: 362/188
• CPC Class Codes: F21L 4/005 the device being a pocket lamp F21L4/022, F21L4/045, F21L4/085 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The miniature light assembly disclosed includes a housing with parts defining a battery chamber and a guideway for slidably supporting a light such as a diode. A light bulb extends from the housing to permit positioning the light with the fingertips. Leads of the light straddle a disk shaped battery with one lead being isolated from battery terminal contact by a disk. A disk aperture permits entry upon positioning of the light in the housing and contact of an irregular segment of the lead with the battery terminal. Resilient pads urge the leads toward contact with the terminal surfaces of the battery. Semicircular portions of the housing confine the light for sliding movement.

Claims

1. A miniature assembly including,

a housing having a guideway and a battery chamber for reception of a battery,

a light assembly having a transparent portion protruding from the housing and slidably mounted for travel in said guideway and having elongate first and second leads oppositely disposed from a battery in said chamber, said first lead for interruptible contact with a battery terminal in said chamber, and

insulative means supporting said first lead during a portion of light assembly travel to maintain the first lead out of contact with a battery in said housing, said insulative means terminating at a point along the range of travel of the first lead to permit the first lead to contact the battery terminal.

2. The light assembly claimed in claim 1 wherein said first lead is of irregular shape.

3. The light assembly claimed in claim 2 additionally including resilient means in said housing to urge at least one of said leads toward contact with a battery in the battery chamber of the housing.

4. The light assembly claimed in claim 1 wherein said housing is comprised of two parts, corresponding surfaces on the housing parts defining a guideway in which the light assembly is slidably carried.

5. The light assembly claimed in claim 1 wherein said insulative means is a disk of non conductive material in surfacial contact with the battery and defining an open area.

6. A light assembly including,

a housing,

a battery in said housing having planar terminals,

a lamp slidably mounted in said housing and including elongate flexible wire leads, said leads oppositely disposed from the disk battery for contact therewith, and

insulative means defining an open area therein and supporting one of said leads for generally lengthwise travel of said one of said leads into and out of said open area for contact with a battery terminal.

7. The light assembly claimed in claim 6 wherein said insulative means diverts said one of said leads away from the battery terminal during lengthwise lead travel in one direction.

8. The light assembly claimed in claim 6 additionally including resilient means biasing said one of said leads toward a battery in said housing.

9. The light assembly claimed in claim 8 wherein said one of said leads has an irregular shaped segment for contact with a battery in said housing.