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US 11,619,370 B2Granted
Pivot device for a navigation light
AssigneeFencing Supply Group Acquisition, LLC
InventorsAndrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
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Abstract
A device for pivoting a navigation light and methods that use the device can include a mount assembly with an attachment for attaching the device to a structure. A pivot assembly can be supported by the mount assembly, with the pivot assembly mechanically coupled to a drive element such that a drive of the drive element pivots a navigation light to one or more operating, service, or hold positions.
Claims15
A device for pivoting a navigation light, comprising:
- a mount assembly comprising a cover;
- a pivot assembly comprising a gear mechanically coupled to an adaptor, wherein a spacer is positioned between the adaptor and the gear, the adaptor supported by the cover to allow the adaptor to rotate about a rotational center of the gear;
- and
- a drive assembly comprising a drive element mechanically coupled to a worm gear, the worm gear mechanically coupled to the gear to allow the pivot assembly to pivot a navigation light to at least one of:
- an operating position, a service position, or a hold position in response to a drive of the drive element.
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A method of pivoting a navigation light, comprising:
- attaching a mount assembly comprising a cover to a structure;
- supporting a pivot assembly with the mount assembly, wherein the pivot assembly comprises a gear mechanically coupled to an adaptor, wherein a spacer is positioned between the adaptor and the gear, the adaptor supported by the cover to allow the adaptor to rotate about a rotational center of the gear;
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- mechanically coupling the pivot assembly to a drive assembly comprising a drive element mechanically coupled to a worm gear, the worm gear mechanically coupled to the gear such that a drive of the drive element causes the pivot assembly to pivot the navigation light to at least one of:
- an operating position, a service position, or a hold position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.