Lighting assembly having above water and underwater operational capabilities
AssigneeWet Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsDavid Duff, Mark W. Fuller, Robert Backman
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Abstract
The invention relates to an water lighting system for illuminating the features of water displays where the system can be maintained with relative ease. The system has a plurality of finger clamps disposed about the perimeter of a housing that permit the installation and removal of a front lens without tools. With the front lens removed, the system further has an optical cassette that can easily be removed without tools to expose the lamp. The lamp then can be replaced without the need for tools or without accidentally touching a lens in the optical cassette. Other features are disclosed.
Claims46
A lamp apparatus for a water lighting system, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a front lens adapted to be secured to the housing;
- a lamp disposed within the housing;
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- an optical cassette disposed between the lamp and the front lens, the optical cassette adapted to be installed into and removed from the housing, the optical cassette having a bail attached thereto.
A lamp apparatus for a water lighting system, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an interior surface;
- a plurality of optical cassette guide rails disposed asymmetrically about the interior surface of the housing;
- a front lens adapted to be secured to the housing;
- a lamp disposed within the housing;
- and
- an optical cassette disposed between the lamp and the front lens, the optical cassette adapted to be installed into and removed from the housing, the optical cassette having a bail attached thereto, the optical cassette being keyed to the plurality of optical cassette guide rails with a particular alignment within the housing.
A lamp apparatus for a water lighting system, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a front lens adapted to be secured to the housing;
- a gasket disposed about the front lens;
- a lamp disposed within the housing, the lamp having a hot region that causes convection currents, the lamp residing at a distance from the gasket that restricts convection currents from reaching the gasket;
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- an optical cassette disposed between the lamp and the front lens, the optical cassette adapted to be installed into and removed from the housing, the optical cassette having a convection block lens that restricts the convection currents of the lamp from reaching the gasket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.