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US 5,690,420 AGranted
Upwardly projecting indicator light
OwnerAndres B. Saldana, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A light for indicating a location of a vehicle. The inventive device includes a spotlight for creating a directed beam of illumination. A gimbal supports the spotlight relative to the vehicle such that the beam is always directed vertically upward for indicating a presence of the associated vehicle.
Claims15
An upwardly projecting indicator light comprising:
- a spotlight for creating a directed beam of illumination;
- a gimbal securable to a support surface, the spotlight being supported within the gimbal such that the spotlight projects the directed beam of illumination vertically upwardly regardless of an orientation of the support surface;
- a mounting means for mounting the gimbal relative to the support surface;
- a transparent enclosure secured to the mounting means and enclosing both the gimbal and the supported spotlight;
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- the spotlight having a parabolic reflector housing having a light bulb mounted centrally therewithin;
- and a spotlight lens extending across an open upper end of the parabolic reflector housing so as to enclose the light bulb therewithin.
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An upwardly projecting indicator light comprising:
- a vehicle having a support surface;
- a spotlight for creating a directed beam of illumination, the spotlight having a parabolic reflector housing having a light bulb mounted centrally therewithin, and a spotlight lens extending across an open upper end of the parabolic reflector housing so as to enclose the light bulb therewithin;
- a gimbal secured to the support surface, the spotlight being supported within the gimbal such that the spotlight projects the directed beam of illumination vertically upwardly regardless of an orientation of the support surface, the gimbal comprises a pair of spotlight axles collinearly orientated relative to one another and projecting from diametrically opposed sides of the parabolic reflector housing of the spotlight;
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- an annular support ring, the spotlight axles being rotatably mounted to diametrically opposed portions of the annular support ring so as to permit pivoting articulation of the spotlight about a first horizontal axis directed through the spotlight axles, the support ring including oppositely projecting and collinearly oriented support ring axles projecting from diametrically opposed exterior portions thereof;
- a support yoke, the support ring axles being pivotally mounted on the support yoke, with the support ring axles mounting the support ring for pivoting about a second horizontal axis oriented substantially orthogonally relative to the first horizontal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.