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US 4,827,389 AGranted
Portable light
OwnerDonald D. Cruminventor
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Abstract
A portable light, adapted for night fishing from a boat or from the shore. The light illuminates the fishing area from above using plural lighting means powered by a portable power supply such as a battery. The structure supporting the light is collapsible for hand-carry, and has interchangeable mounting attachments; a spike for use ashore and two platforms, one horizontal and one vertical, for mounting on a boat or other surface.
Claims6
A portable light comprising:
- plural hollow longitudinal members arranged approximately co-axially;
- plural hinged connectors connecting adjacent longitudinal ends of said members and maintaining said members in approximate co-axial relationship when the hinges are in a first position and in approximate parallel relationship when the hinges are in a second position;
- plural downwardly depending members connected to the free end of the uppermost longitudinal member;
- a downwardly opening light protector connected to the free end of each said depending members;
- lighting means positioned within the opening of each said protector and at the end of each said depending member;
- a portable power supply;
- a segmented power conductor internal to said members operatively connecting said power to each of said lighting means;
- plural power conductor connections adjacent said hinged connectors for removably attaching said segments of power conductor;
- a switch operatively connected to said power conductor to control the amount of power supplied to said lighting means;
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- a tapered mounting rod hingedly connected to the bottom of the lowermost longitudinal member, said mounting rod adapted to readily penetrate the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.