Patent Application
20200070855
The present invention relates to railways and, more particularly, to a lantern/multi-functional LED light for railways that can be used in several key railway applications eliminating the use of several lights.
Currently, there is no lantern/multi-functional LED light for railways. Currently, the railway uses several different types of lights for different applications. Railways use different lights for most different applications.
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a lantern/multi-functional hand-held LED light for railways. The lantern/multi-functional LED light may provide a rail worker with one light device to be used for many railway applications. The lantern/multi-functional LED light may have a two-sided light capability and the ability to provide warning and lighting on both a front panel and a back panel of the lantern/multi-functional LED. The lantern/multi-functional hand-held LED light may include one or more of the following features: two-sided with extra-bright warning LEDs orientated in rows that allow the lantern/multi-functional LED light to light-up a work area, multi-color with different flash rates, sensor to allow for orientation position indication and automatic ON/OFF on one side, bottom base magnetic mount, two bright top-mounted LED lights and two side-top LEDs that allow the lantern/multi-functional LED light to be used as a flash light.
According to an embodiment, a hand-held railway lantern for use on a railway may include a case, a work light, a flash light, and a sensor. The case may include a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels connected to form a rectangular shape. The work light may include a plurality of LED lights located on the front panel and the back panel, the plurality of LED lights including a plurality of extra-bright LED lights with multi-colors. The work light may be configured to have two-sided light capability with the ability to provide warning and lighting on both the front panel and the back panel. The flash light may be located on the top panel and may include two bright top-mounted LED lights. The sensor may include orientation position indication and automatic ON/OFF on either the front panel or the back panel for the work light, wherein the sensor turns off one of the front panel or the back panel of the work light when one of the front panel or the back panel is covered.
Further, the case may hold a set of batteries and other electronics of the hand-held railway lantern. The work light may include 16 extra-bright LED lights orientated in a plurality of rows. Additionally, the plurality of LEDs on the work light may have various flash rates and colors. The hand-held railway lantern may further include a clip on the case to hang the hand-held railway lantern that allows the work light to light-up a work area when a rail worker needs to work hands-free. The flash light may also include two side-top LED lights. The hand-held railway lantern may further include a magnetic base located on the bottom panel to secure the hand-held railway lantern on a running rail for shunting applications or warning applications. The work light may also include a front array of lights on the front panel and a back array of lights on the back panel. Lastly, the hand-held railway lantern may further include a selector button located on the case to turn on and turn off the work light and the flash light.
According to another embodiment, a hand-held railway lantern for use on a railway may include a case, a work light, a flash light, a sensor, and a selector button. The case may include a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels connected to form a rectangular shape. The work light may include a plurality of LED lights located on the front panel and the back panel, the plurality of LED lights including a plurality of extra-bright LED lights with multi-colors. The work light may be configured to have two-sided light capability with the ability to provide warning and lighting on both the front panel and the back panel. The flash light may be located on the top panel. The flash light may include two bright top-mounted LED lights and two side-top LED lights. The sensor may include orientation position indication and automatic ON/OFF on either the front panel or the back panel for the work light, wherein the sensor turns off one of the front panel or the back panel of the work light when one of the front panel or the back panel is covered. The selector button may be located on the case to turn on and turn off the work light and the flash light.
In yet another embodiment, a hand-held railway lantern for use on a railway may include a case, a work light, a flash light, a sensor, a clip, and a magnetic base. The case may include a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels connected to form a rectangular shape. The work light may include a front array of lights on the front panel and a back array of lights on the back panel, the front array of lights and the back array of lights including a plurality of extra-bright LED lights with multi-colors, the front array of lights and the back array of lights may be configured to have two-sided light capability with the ability to provide warning and lighting on both the front panel and the back panel. The flash light may be located on the top panel. The flash light may include two bright top-mounted LED lights and two side-top LED lights. The sensor may include orientation position indication and automatic ON/OFF on either the front panel or the back panel for the work light, wherein the sensor turns off one of the front panel or the back panel of the work light when one of the front panel or the back panel is covered. The clip on the case to hang the hand-held railway lantern may allow the work light to light-up a work area when a rail worker needs to work hands-free. The magnetic base may be located on the bottom panel of the case to secure the hand-held railway lantern on a running rail for shunting applications or warning applications.
These features, along with many others, are discussed in greater detail below.
The reader is advised that the attached drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.
In the following description of various examples of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration various example structures, systems, and steps in which aspects of the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other specific arrangements of parts, structures, example devices, systems, and steps may be utilized and structural and functional modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Also, while the terms “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” “side,” and the like may be used in this specification to describe various example features and elements of the invention, these terms are used herein as a matter of convenience, e.g., based on the example orientations shown in the figures. Nothing in this specification should be construed as requiring a specific three dimensional orientation of structures in order to fall within the scope of this invention.
The lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 may have a two-sided light capability and the ability to provide warning and lighting on both the front panel 106A and the back panel 106B of the case 102. The lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 may include a work light 110. The work light 110 may cause the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 to light-up a work area when a rail worker needs to work hands-free. The worker may clip the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 to a structure and turn on the work light 110 to work hands-free.
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The lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 may include a selector button 108. The selector button 108 may allow the lights on the lantern/multi-function LED light 100 to be turned on and off. The selector button 108 may turn on the work light 110, the front array of lights 110A, the back array of lights 110B, and the flash light 114. The selector button 108 may turn off the work light 110, the front array of lights 110A, the back array of lights 110B, and the flash light 114. The selector button 108 may also cycle through all of the lights, such as the work light 110, the front array of lights 110A, the back array of lights 110B, and the flash light 114. In an embodiment, the selector button 108 may be programmed by various methods in order to provide and define the controls for the selector button 108.
In another embodiment of the invention, the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 may have a sensor built in that turns one side off when the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 is placed in a vest pocket 20. The sensor may provide orientation position indication and an automatic ON/OFF for one side when that side of the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 is facing the vest pocket 20. For example, if the front panel 106A is facing outward and the back panel 106B is facing the vest pocket 20, the sensor will allow the front array of lights 110A to be on and turn the back array of lights 110B to be off. If the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 is rotated within the vest pocket 20, so that the front panel 106A is facing the vest pocket 20 and the back panel 106B is facing outward, the sensor will turn on the back array of lights 110B and turn off the front array of lights 110A.
The lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 includes one or more of the following features: two-sided with rows of extra-bright warning LEDs that allow the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 to light-up a work area, multi-color with different flash rates, sensor to allow for orientation position indication and automatic ON/OFF on one side, bottom base magnetic mount, two bright top-mounted LED lights and two side-top LEDs that allow the lantern/multi-functional LED light 100 to be used as a flash light.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth herein. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Variations and modifications of the foregoing are within the scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the invention disclosed and defined herein extends to all alternative combinations of two or more of the individual features mentioned or evident from the text and/or drawings. All of these different combinations constitute various alternative aspects of the present invention. The embodiments described herein explain the best modes known for practicing the invention and will enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by this description.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/727,387, filed Sep. 5, 2018, entitled Multi-Functional LED Light for Railways, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and made a part hereof.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62727387 | Sep 2018 | US |
