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US 5,178,449 AGranted
Lamp assembly
OwnerRonald S. Bauerinventor
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Abstract
A lamp assembly which utilizes as a source of light an elongated illumination tube. This tube is fixedly mounted within a carrier housing with this housing being pivotably mounted between a pair of mounting brackets which are utilized to fixedly mount the lamp assembly at any desired location on an exterior object.
Claims5
A lamp assembly adapted for mounting on an exterior object such as underneath a shelf, said lamp assembly comprising:
- an elongated illumination tube terminating in a pair of ends, an elongated U-shaped housing having an internal chamber, a light bulb being fixedly mounted within said tube, said elongated illumination tube being fixedly mounted to said housing and located within said internal chamber, a portion of said housing protruding beyond each said end forming a pair of block receiving chambers;
- a block fixedly mounted in each said block receiving chamber, each said block having a central enlarged opening;
- and
- said central enlarged opening being pivotally mounted on a cylindrical protrusion of a mounting bracket, each said mounting bracket being L-shaped forming an attaching leg, means connecting with said attaching leg for securement to the exterior object, whereby after securement to the exterior object said housing being manually pivotable about both said brackets to any one of a variety of positions and once pivoted to a particular position said housing will remain in that position.
1 more element
The lamp assembly as defined in claim 4 wherein:
- said means comprising an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.