Transom light

A flush mount lamp assembly for mounting in an opening in the hull of a watercraft, comprising:

• a lens having an outer portion surrounding a central portion, said central lens portion being slightly axially offset from said outer lens portion, said central portion and said outer portion being axially joined by a raised step located at an inner edge of said outer portion, said lens including at least one tab projecting outwardly from an outer peripheral edge thereof;
• means defining a lamp, said lens being carried on said lamp;
• means for securing said lens and said lamp to the watercraft hull;
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• a bezel including a peripheral wall and a rim extending radially inwardly from said peripheral wall and terminating at an inner edge to define a central opening, said rim including a catch portion having a catch at said inner edge, said catch being engaged against said lens step axially between said outer lens portion and said central lens portion, said peripheral wall having at least one projection extending inwardly therefrom across said central opening from said catch, said at least one projection being engaged against and axially retained by said at least one tab in a position axially behind said at least one tab, said at least one projection pressing inwardly against said outer peripheral edge of said lens and toward said central portion, and said catch pressing against said lens step substantially oppositely of said at least one projection such that a substantial part of said lens is held firmly gripped therebetween.

A flush mount lamp assembly for mounting in an opening in the hull of a watercraft, comprising:

• means including a shroud for receiving a light bulb, the shroud including a substantially radially extending flange;
• a lens having an axially projecting, coaxial lip, said lip projecting axially to define a recess substantially corresponding to the thickness of said shroud flange, said shroud flange being axially received in said lens recess such that the outer peripheral edge of said shroud flange is closely surrounded by said lip;
• a gasket disposed axially against said shroud flange opposite said lens, said shroud flange being sandwiched axially between said lens and said gasket, said gasket radially overlapping and axially covering both said shroud flange and an axially facing free end of said lens lip, said gasket being adapted for sealing engagement between said lens lip and said shroud flange on one axial side, and a portion of the watercraft hull proximately surrounding the opening therein on the other axial side;
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• means for securing said lens, said shroud and said gasket to the watercraft hull with said lamp and said shroud received in the hull opening.

A flush mount lamp assembly for mounting in an opening in the hull of a watercraft, comprising:

• a lamp including means defining a body having an opening at one end thereof adapted to receive a light bulb therein, and means for connecting the light bulb to a source of electric power;
• a shroud attached to said lamp body at said one end thereof, said shroud including a hollow part and a flange, both substantially coaxial with said lamp body, said flange being axially spaced from said lamp body and joined thereto by said hollow part, said hollow part being attached to said lamp body, said hollow part being adapted to receive a lighting element end of the light bulb which extends from said lamp body;
• a lens having an outer portion surrounding a central portion, said lens including an axially projecting lip on said outer portion, said lip surrounding said central portion and being spaced therefrom, said lip projecting axially substantially the thickness of said shroud flange and forming an axially facing recess, said shroud flange being axially received in said lens recess such that the outer peripheral edge of said shroud flange is closely surrounded by said lip of said lens, said lens central portion being slightly axially offset from said outer lens portion, said central portion and said outer portion being axially joined by a raised step located at an inner edge of said outer portion, said step and lip projecting in axially opposite directions, said lens including at least one tab projecting radially outwardly from said lip at a location across said central portion from said step;
• a gasket disposed axially against said shroud flange and surrounding said hollow portion, said shroud flange being sandwiched axially between said outer portion of said lens and said gasket, said gasket radially overlapping both said shroud flange and an axially facing free end of said lens lip, said gasket being adapted for sealing engagement between said lens lip and said shroud flange on one axial side, and a portion of the watercraft hull proximately surrounding the opening therein on the other axial side;
• means for securing said lens, said shroud and said gasket to the watercraft hull with said lamp and said shroud received in the hull opening;
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• a bezel including a peripheral wall and a rim extending radially inwardly from said peripheral wall and terminating at an inner edge to define a central opening, said rim including a catch portion having a catch at said inner edge, said catch being engaged against said lens step axially between said outer lens portion and said central lens portion, said bezel peripheral wall having at least one projection extending inwardly therefrom at a location across said central opening from said catch, said at least one projection being engaged against and axially retained by said at least one tab, said at least one projection pressing inwardly against said lip of said lens and toward said central portion, and said catch pressing against said lens step substantially oppositely of said at least one projection such that a substantial part of said lens is held firmly gripped therebetween.