Dock light
First Claim
1. A loading dock and light assembly comprising door means on said loading dock for providing communication between a warehouse interior and an interior of a cargo vehicle disposed adjacent said loading dock, a dock light comprising a base member, a hollow flexible self-supporting tube connected at one end thereof to said base member and a lamp assembly connected to an opposite end of said tube, said base member having air flow means for providing a flow of air through said base member and through said tube to said lamp assembly, said base member being mounted in said warehouse adjacent said door means whereby said tube can be manipulated outwardly through said door means to locate said lamp means in a position for illuminating said interior of said cargo vehicle.
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Abstract
A dock light assembly includes a base member adapted to be secured inside a warehouse adjacent a door opening at a loading dock, a hollow flexible self-supporting tube connected at one end thereof to the base member and a lamp assembly mounted at an opposite end of said tube for lighting the interior of a cargo vehicle located adjacent said door of said loading dock. A fan assembly is provided in the base member for blowing air through the base member, hollow flexible tube and the lamp assembly to cool the lamp assembly. A thermal fuse may be provided in the circuit of the lamp assembly to turn off the lamp assembly should overheating of the lamp assembly occur.
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- 1. A loading dock and light assembly comprising door means on said loading dock for providing communication between a warehouse interior and an interior of a cargo vehicle disposed adjacent said loading dock, a dock light comprising a base member, a hollow flexible self-supporting tube connected at one end thereof to said base member and a lamp assembly connected to an opposite end of said tube, said base member having air flow means for providing a flow of air through said base member and through said tube to said lamp assembly, said base member being mounted in said warehouse adjacent said door means whereby said tube can be manipulated outwardly through said door means to locate said lamp means in a position for illuminating said interior of said cargo vehicle.
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6. A dock light for use at a loading dock to illuminate an interior of a cargo vehicle located adjacent the loading dock, said dock light assembly comprising a base member adapted to be mounted adjacent a door of the loading dock inside a building structure, a hollow flexible self-supporting tube connected to said base member at one end of said tube and a lamp assembly connected to an opposite end of said tube, said base member having air flow means for providing a flow of cooling air through said base member and through said tube to said lamp assembly for cooling said lamp assembly, wherein circuit means are provided for supplying electric power to said air flow means and said lamp assembly and including switch means for controlling flow of current to said air flow means and said lamp assembly, said circuit means including a transformer located in said base member and a low voltage, high output halogen lamp mounted in said lamp assembly.
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