Protective handle and adapter for use with a surgical lighting fixture
First Claim
1. In a lighting fixture handle and adapter assembly for attaching a handle to a lighting fixture, the handle including an elongate member and a shield extending radially therefrom, the shield defining a central portion and two side portions respectively hinged to opposite sides of the central portion, the side portions being movable between a folded position and a use position in which the side portions are substantially aligned with the sides of the central portion, the improvement comprising:
- biasing means, operably connected to at least one of the adapter and the shield, for biasing the shield in such a manner that if the side portions of the shield are arranged in the folded position, then the side portions will be repositioned to the use position when the handle and the adapter are secured to one another.
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Abstract
A lighting fixture handle and adapter assembly for attaching a handle to a lighting fixture. The handle includes an elongate member and a shield having a central portion and two hinged side portions movable between a folded position and a use position in which the side portions are substantially aligned with the sides of the central portion. At least one of the handle and adapter includes a biasing element for biasing the shield in such a manner that side portions arranged in the folded position will be repositioned to the use position when the handle and the adapter are secured to one another.
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17 Claims
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1. In a lighting fixture handle and adapter assembly for attaching a handle to a lighting fixture, the handle including an elongate member and a shield extending radially therefrom, the shield defining a central portion and two side portions respectively hinged to opposite sides of the central portion, the side portions being movable between a folded position and a use position in which the side portions are substantially aligned with the sides of the central portion, the improvement comprising:
biasing means, operably connected to at least one of the adapter and the shield, for biasing the shield in such a manner that if the side portions of the shield are arranged in the folded position, then the side portions will be repositioned to the use position when the handle and the adapter are secured to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An adapter for connecting a handle to a surgical lighting fixture, the handle including an elongate member and a shield extending radially from the elongate member, the shield defining a central portion and two side portions respectively hinged to opposite sides of the central portion, the adapter comprising:
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a generally cylindrically shaped body; a fastening element operably connected to the body to secure the handle to the body; and a biasing element operably connected to said body and opposing said central portion of said shield in such a manner that the central portion of the shield is biased by the biasing element when said handle is secured to said adapter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handle for use with a surgical lighting fixture, the surgical lighting fixture including an adapter for receiving the handle, the handle comprising:
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an elongate gripping member having a fastening element adapted to be secured to the adapter; a shield extending radially from the gripping member, the shield including a central portion defining a surface and a pair of side portions respectively hinged to opposite sides of the central portion; and a biasing element operably connected to the surface of the shield; wherein the biasing element biases the central portion of the shield when the handle and adapter are secured to one another. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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