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US 10,240,768 B1Granted
Light fixture panning apparatus
AssigneeElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
InventorCary Foster
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Abstract
A light fixture panning apparatus including a base, a light fixture rotatably coupled to the base such that the light fixture rotates about an axis relative to the base, and a bearing that facilitates rotation of the light fixture relative to the base about the axis. The bearing includes a raceway and a rolling element that rolls along the raceway as the light fixture rotates about the axis relative to the base. The raceway is curved such that the raceway extends around at least a portion of the axis.
Claims20
A light fixture panning apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a light fixture rotatably coupled to the base such that the light fixture rotates about an axis relative to the base;
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- a bearing that facilitates rotation of the light fixture relative to the base about the axis, the bearing including a raceway and a rolling element that rolls along the raceway as the light fixture rotates about the axis relative to the base,
- wherein the raceway is curved such that the raceway extends around at least a portion of the axis.
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