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The disclosure relates to light assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new light assembly for providing 360° illumination for a workspace. The present invention discloses a light assembly comprising a base having three legs attached, which can be positioned in a tripodal configuration, and an illumination module hingedly engaged to the base, which can be hinged to so that it is vertical and configured for 360° illumination.
The prior art relates to light assemblies. Prior art light assemblies may comprise rods extending from bases with lamps attached, tripods with lamps attached, and tubular lights with fasteners attached, wherein the fasteners can secure the tubular lights in a vertical configuration. What is lacking in the prior art is a light assembly comprising a base having three legs attached, which can be positioned in a tripodal configuration, and an illumination module hingedly engaged to the base, which can be hinged to so that it is vertical and configured for 360° illumination.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base and an illumination module, which is cylindrical. A first leg is engaged to the base and extends along the base from proximate to an upper end and linearly past a lower end of the base. A plurality of second legs extends from the base. The first leg and the second legs are configured to support the base on a surface. The illumination module is hingedly engaged by a first end to the base, proximate to the upper end. The illumination module is selectively positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the illumination module extends along the base and past the lower end. In the second configuration, the illumination module extends transversely from the base and is substantially perpendicular to the surface. A power module engaged to the base is selectively operationally engageable to the illumination module so that the illumination module is configured to provide 360° illumination of an area proximate to the illumination module.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The first leg 14 is engaged to the base 12 and extends along the base 12 from proximate to the upper end 24 and linearly past the lower end 26 of the base 12. The plurality of second legs 16 extends from the base 12 such that the first leg 14 and the second legs 16 are configured to support the base 12 on a surface. The second legs 16 are hingedly engaged to the base 12 so that the second legs 16 are selectively positionable in a deployed configuration, as shown in
The plurality of second legs 16 may comprise two second legs 16, with the deployed configuration thus being a tripodal configuration. The present invention also anticipates the plurality of second legs 16 comprising four or more second legs 16. Additionally, the present invention anticipates one or more of the first leg 14 and the second legs 16 comprising a plurality of nested sections (not shown). Thus, one or more of the first leg 14 and the second legs 16 may be selectively extensible. With one or more of the first leg 14 and the second legs 16 being selectively extensible, the work light assembly 10 is more readily positionable in a stable position upon an irregular surface.
As shown in
A handle 34 is engaged to the base 12 proximate to the upper end 24. The handle 34 is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user, enabling the user to lift or to otherwise maneuver the base 12.
The illumination module 18 is hingedly engaged by a first end 36 to the base 12, proximate to the upper end 24. The illumination module 18, which is cylindrical, is selectively positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the illumination module 18 extends along the base 12 and past the lower end 26. In the second configuration, the illumination module 18 extends transversely from the base 12 and is substantially perpendicular to the surface.
A power module 38 engaged to the base 12 is selectively operationally engageable to the illumination module 18 so that the illumination module 18 is configured to provide 360° illumination, generally horizontally around, of an area proximate to the illumination module 18. As shown in
The illumination module 18 comprises a tube 40, which is substantially transparent so that the tube 40 is configured for transmission of light. A first cap 42 is engaged to one of opposed ends 44 of the tube 40 and defines the first end 36 of the illumination module 18. A second cap 46 is engaged to the other of the opposed ends 44 of the tube 40 and defines a second end 48 of the illumination module 18. A pair of connectors 50 is engaged singly to the first cap 42 and the second cap 46. The connectors 50 are positioned within the tube 40 and are operationally engaged to the power module 38.
A bulb 52 is selectively engageable to the pair of connectors 50 so that the bulb 52 extends between the connectors 50 and so that the bulb 52 is operationally engaged to the power module 38. The bulb 52 may comprise a tubular light emitting diode 54, as shown in
A switch 58 is engaged to the illumination module 18 and the power module 38. The switch 58 is positioned to engage the illumination module 18 selectively and operationally to the power module 38. The present invention anticipates the switch 58 comprising buttons, toggles, slides, and the like.
A socket 62 is engaged to the first cap 42 and is operationally engaged to the power module 38. The socket 62 is configured to allow an electronic device (not shown) to be plugged in so that power is supplied to the electronic device. For example, a power tool required to be operated near the rear wall 10810 can be plugged into the socket 62 and powered.
A hinge pin 64 is engaged to and extends between the rims 28. The hinge pin 64 is positioned distal from an inner face 66 of the base 12 and proximate to the upper end 24, as shown in
The power module 38 comprises a power cord 70, which comprises a first segment 72 and a second segment 74. The first segment 72 is operationally engaged to and extends between the connector 50 engaged to the first cap 42 and the switch 58. The first segment 72 of the power cord 70 passes through a first cord hole 76, which is positioned in the hinge pin 64. The second segment 74 is operationally engaged to the switch 58 and extends from the switch 58 through the base 12 before exiting the base 1240 through a second cord hole 78 positioned in the lower end 26 of the base 12. A plug 80 is engaged to a terminus 104 of the second segment 74 distal from the switch. The plug 80 is configured to operationally engage the illumination module 18 to a source of electrical current. A pair of brackets 82 is engaged singly to the second legs 16. The brackets 82 are positioned for winding of the power cord 70 to stow the power cord 70 when not in use. The present invention also anticipates the power module 38 comprising a battery (not shown), which is engaged to or selectively engageable to the base 12.
A first fastener 84 is engaged to the first cap 42. A second fastener 86 is engaged to the base 12 adjacent to the inner face 66 and the upper end 24. The second fastener 86 is complementary to the first fastener 84 and thus is positioned to selectively engage the first fastener 84 to fixedly position the illumination module 18 in the second configuration.
The first fastener 84 comprises a cavity 88 positioned in the first cap 42, as shown in
The second fastener 86 comprises a protrusion 100 engaged to and extending from the base 12. A second tab 102 is engaged to and extends from the protrusion 100 distal from the base 12. The second tab 102 is tapered distal from the protrusion 100, as shown in
The release button 90 is configured to be depressed to disengage the first fastener 84 from the second fastener 86 so that the illumination module 18 is positioned to be hinged from the second configuration to the first configuration. The present invention also anticipates the second fastener 86 and the first fastener 84 comprising other fastening means, such as, but not limited to, spring-loaded pins, thumbscrews, and the like.
In use, the second legs 16 are positioned in the deployed configuration and, along with the first leg 14, are positioned on the surface in a desired location. The power cord 70 is unwound from the brackets 82 and the plug 80 is inserted into a wall socket, as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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