Light emitting diodes (LED) are commonly used for signage on stores, restaurants, bars, billboards, and other structures where there is a need to display information, to provide safety lighting, or to identify or accentuate the appearance of a building. Such LEDs are routinely mounted on lamp supports which specifically direct the lighting to illuminate signage. However, natural environmental conditions such as high winds, storms, earthquakes and tremors, and man made events such as impacts and damage to signage or sign supports resulting from vehicle collisions, can result in total displacement of LED lighting or unwanted light angle tilt. Light angle tilt is the correct position a light beam is directed to optimally illuminate the face of a sign, Displacement of the light angle tilt could result in the sign being partially hidden or not seen at all.
It is thus the object of the present invention to provide a lamp support stabilizer which is fitted on an LED lighting lamp support in order to prevent displacement of the lamp support and hence the LED lighting, or to prevent a tilt in the lighting angle.
These and other objects are accomplished by the present invention, a lamp support stabilizer which uses a “stick and hug” method to lock itself to the face of an existing electrical HO socket. The stabilizer comprises an integral, unitary body having a plate shaped base member with dual lateral tension clips extending down from the base member. An adhesive member is attached to the bottom surface of the base member. A columnar support member having an internal channel extends up from the top surface of the base member. The adhesive member with the stabilizer attached is configured to be positioned on the electrical socket, with the tension clips tightly hugging the sides of the socket. The lamp support on which LED lights are mounted is positioned within the channel located in the columnar support. The stabilizer never enters the inside of the electrical HO socket, nor is there an electrical connection,
The present invention not only stabilizes the existing lamp support on which the LEDs are mounted, but also just requires a single end cap locked into place at the opposite end of the lamp support. The stabilizer serves to prevent external conditions, either man made or natural, from allowing any rotation or displacement of the lamp support and therefore the LED lighting.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention, itself, however, both as to its design, construction and use, together with additional features and advantages thereof, are best understood upon review of the following detailed description With reference to the accompanying drawings.
Lamp support stabilizer 1 of the present invention is an integral body comprising circular shaped plate base member 2 having top surface 4 and bottom surface 6. Dual lateral locking clip members 8 and 10 extend downwardly from opposite sides of base member 2 and rectangular shaped columnar support member 12 extends upwardly from top surface 4 of the base member. Support member 12 has through channel 14.
Adhesive member 16 is designed to be attached to bottom surface 6 of stabilizer 1. Stabilizer 1 is then in turn positioned on and secured by adhesive member 16 to electrical HO socket 18, with its clip members 8 and 10 located along the sides of and tightly hugging the electrical socket, as best seen in
LED light modules 22 and 24, having LED lamps 26, 28, 30, acid 32, are mounted on lamp support 40 by means of fixed pin 44 through opening 42 in the lamp support. The bottom end of lamp support 40 is vertically positioned within channel 14 of support member 12. Electrical wiring 27 is located within electrical wire housings 23 and 25, which extend into power source 29.
In this manner, stabilizer 1 immovably supports and maintains lamp support 40 on frame support 20, as shown in
Lamp support stabilizer 1 of the present invention offers a simple yet effective means of providing a secure, immovable, and stable connection between lamp support 40 and electrical socket 18. It allows the lamp support to be positioned vertically or in any angular position, by use of a single economically manufactured component.
Certain novel features and components of this invention are disclosed in detail in order to make the invention clear in at least one form thereof. However, it is to be clearly understood that the invention as disclosed is not necessarily limited to the exact form and details as disclosed, since it is apparent that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
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4803396 | Kelner | Feb 1989 | A |
20030223235 | Mohacsi | Dec 2003 | A1 |