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US 5,669,694 AGranted
Self activated keyboard illuminator and accessory
OwnerRonald N. Morton, Sr.inventor
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Two embodiments for an illumination system are described as a lighting system for computer keyboards and copy text holders and any related printed materials. The first embodiment, a novel keyboard lighting fixture, which is the principal device and includes a base for securing to the underside of keyboards or directly onto a work station, fixed or movable, thereby stabilizing the light fixture to allow pivoting of the housing. The pivoting of the housing to a desired operational position energizes the system which is powered by a plug-in transformer. The second embodiment, the copy text illuminator, is half the size of the keyboard light and is powered by a cord that connects the two light fixtures, making it an auxiliary fixture, to the keyboard light. The cord allows total flexibility and the employment of Velcro pads on each end together with a Velcro strap, enables placement of this light fixture on horizontal or vertical work surfaces. The auxiliary light fixture is powered via the keyboard light or via a stand-alone transformer. The keyboard light and the auxiliary fixture are mounted so that light emitted is directed only onto the keyboard or the copy text holder.
A lighting system for a computer keyboard with an accessory light comprising a lamp housing having an elongated light source which directs illumination downwardly onto a generally horizontal computer keyboard, said lamp housing being supported at both ends by arms which space the lamp housing above the computer keyboard, said arms being pivotally supported by a base upon which the computer keyboard is situated, the pivotal support between the arms and the base further having a position responsive electrical switch which activates the elongated light source when the lamp housing is pivoted into an operable position over the computer keyboard, the position responsive electrical switch is connected to an electrical power supply via an electrical transformer, said lamp housing further having a light diffusing means which directs light only on said computer keyboard while avoiding illumination on a computer monitor.
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