Incandescent and fluorescent caplight device
AssigneeOcenco, Inc.
InventorHenry R. Kolesar
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Abstract
This invention relates to an illuminating device for mounting on a cap such as a hard hat.
Claims14
A lighting device for attachment to a protective cap, said lighting device comprising a housing means configured and sized to be worn on and attached to the cap, and incandescent bulb in said housing means for generating light for illumination forwardly of the cap,
- a fluorescent bulb in said housing means for generating light for illuminating peripherally and forwardly of the cap, a reflector fixedly mounted in said housing means for directing light from either said incandescent or said fluorescent bulb,
- means mounting said incandescent bulb at a fixed location in said housing means and a fixed location with respect to said reflector and said fluorescent bulb,
- means mounting said fluorescent bulb at a fixed location in said housing means and at a fixed location with respect to said reflector and said incandescent bulb, and
- electrical means for selectively energizing each of said incandescent bulb and said fluorescent bulb depending upon the light desired by the wearer.
A lighting device for attachment to a protective cap, said lighting device comprising a housing means configured and sized to be worn on and attached to the cap, a reflector in said housing means, a first bulb in said housing means for generating a spot beam of light directed by said reflector for illumination forwardly of the cap,
- a second bulb in said housing means for generating more dispersed light for illuminating peripherally and forwardly of the cap,
- said reflector being fixed in said housing means and operable with each of said first and second bulbs to direct light from either of said bulbs from said housing means,
- means mounting said first bulb at a fixed location in said housing means at the focal point of said reflector,
- said second bulb having at least a portion surrounding said first bulb,
- means mounting said second bulb in a fixed location for said housing means.
A lighting device for attachment to a protective cap, said lighting device comprising:
- a one piece housing means of plastic configured and sized to be worn on and attached to the cap, a glass lens in said housing means, an incandescent bulb in said housing means for generating light for illumination forward of the cap and abutting said glass lens,
- a curved fluorescent bulb in said housing means for generating light for illuminating peripherally and forwardly of the cap, a reflector in said housing means for reflecting light forwardly from said incandescent or fluorescent bulbs,
- said reflector being stationary in said housing means means mounting said curved fluorescent bulb in a stationary location in the housing means and a fixed position with respect to said incandescent bulb,
- circuit means for energizing said incandescent bulb with direct current and said fluorescent bulb with alternating current, and switch means operable by the wearer to switch between the incandescent bulb and the fluorescent bulb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.