Patent Application
20080239719
This invention is in the field of lighting fixtures and in particular as they apply to dentists and other professionals and work environments.
This invention comes to solve the difficulty professionals and dentists in particular experience when they need the best quality lighting to see the area on which they are working. Surgeons have a similar need for such lighting and many other areas of work for example, a car mechanic who is working under a vehicle. All these examples are cases where the professional needs to see the area of his work which is usually in a constricted place where visibility is often poor or partially obstructed and the professional's own body often obstructs the light from reaching the work area. This invention reveals a method of lighting that to a significant extent solves these lighting problems.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description present embodiments of the invention and are intended to provide an overview or framework for understanding the nature and character of the invention as it is claimed. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate various embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles and operations of the invention.
This invention reveals a kind of lighting fixture that is made to clamp onto nearby structures like existing lighting stands or a purpose built structure for example suspended from the ceiling or an attachment to a nearby table by clip screw and the like. This would allow greater flexibility positioning the light fitting to be at an angle that would best light up the work area without interference of the professionals own body or some other object creating a shadow.
The lights used could be led lights or other suitable kinds of light, with one or more individual led lights having the ability to be adjustably extended to shine closer to the working surface. The whole lighting device and particularly the said light extension would be made of soft materials that would not cause injury when coming in contact with a person.
This arrangement would have the effect of giving increased lighting on the general area around the work area and a concentrated focus of light on the actual work area.
The lighting device and independently the extended light would be extendable, retractable and flexible to cover maximum angles and positions needed by the professional in the course of his work. A number of light switches would operate the various light features of this invention.
The adjustments of the light fitting could be manual or electrically assisted. There could be an automatic retracting feature whereby sensors would detect an object approaching and retract before contact is made. Such a feature would be beneficial to this invention as the light fitting or parts of it are positioned close to the working area of the user. The latter would not want to worry constantly that he may collide with the light fitting.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain by way of example only, the principles of the invention:
As will be appreciated the present invention is capable of other and different embodiments than those discussed above and described in more detail below, and its several details are capable of modifications in various aspects, all without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description of the embodiments set forth below are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.
The head 106 of the light fitting 100 could be various shapes or sizes with many bulbs for example led lights 108 with a curved reflector 110 behind the bulbs.
The center portion of the head 106 could be extractable and retractable as described in more detail in
The bulbs in the center 120 would bring the light stronger and more focused on the work area than that from the main light fitting; Another feature is the further extension of one or more lights 124 on a flexible cable 126 that could bring focused light onto the area of work. This cable 126 could also be soft to avoid any injury if a person collided with it.
