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US 10,871,004 B2Granted
High-intensity, telescoping light tower with safety features
AssigneeBoss Ltg, Inc.
InventorsWalter Chambers, Todd Chambers, Layne P. Yander
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Abstract
A mobile lighting device is disclosed with extendable boom sections. The boom sections are stored in a horizontal position and then pivot to a vertical position before being extended upward. A light section is positioned at the uppermost end of the last extendable boom section. A variety of safety features are also disclosed.
Claims21
A light tower including:
- a. a mobile trailer having a frame;
- b. a primary boom pivotally mounted to the frame;
- c. a pivot system affixed to the frame and activated by a pivot controller to pivot the primary boom between a first transport position and a second operating position;
- d. a light section having an array of lights affixed to an uppermost portion of the primary boom when the primary boom is in the second position, the light section operatively attached to a power source to operate the array of lights;
- and
- e. a stop limit switch affixed to the frame and positioned to be triggered when the primary boom is pivoted by the pivot system into the second position, wherein triggering the stop limit switch deactivates the pivot system.
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A light tower including:
- a. a mobile trailer having a frame;
- b. a primary boom pivotally mounted to the frame;
- c. at least one extension boom connected to the primary boom;
- c. a telescoping system affixed to the frame and activated by a telescoping controller to extend and retract the at least one extension boom between a first retracted position and a second extended position;
- d. a light section having an array of lights affixed to an uppermost portion of the extension boom when the primary boom is in an operating position, the light section operatively attached to a power source to operate the array of lights;
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- e. an up limit switch affixed to the frame and positioned to be triggered when the at least one extension boom is extended by the telescoping system into the second position;
- wherein triggering the up limit switch deactivates the telescoping system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.