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US 6,203,175 B1Granted
Battery operated picture light
OwnerVincent Basacchiinventor
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Abstract
A picture lamp for lighting a picture or display mounted on a picture frame includes an elongate, tubular housing capable of holding batteries therein and at least one support wing rigidly connected to a lower section of the housing and arranged to project downwardly therefrom. An elongate support arm is pivotably connected to the housing at an upper and central section thereof. An electrical light receptacle is mounted on an outer end of the support arm and is capable of holding at least one light bulb. An electrical circuit for operating the light bulb or bulbs by operatively connecting same to the batteries is provided. This circuit includes wiring extending along the support arm and a switch. The picture lamp is adapted to rest on a top portion of the picture frame.
Claims14
An illuminating device for mounting on a picture frame, said device comprising:
- an elongate housing capable of holding at least one battery therein and having a pivot pin connection on an upper side of said housing and located about midway along the length of said housing, said elongate housing being substantially cylindrical;
- at least one support wing rigidly connected to said housing and projecting downwardly from a lower section of said housing, said at least one support wing being substantially planar and extending substantially tangentially from said lower section of the housing;
- a hollow support arm pivotably connected at an inner end thereof to said pivot pin connection;
- an electric light receptacle mounted on an outer end of said support arm and capable of holding at least one light bulb;
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- an electrical circuit for operating said at least one light bulb by operatively connecting said at least one light bulb to said at least one battery during use of the device, said electrical circuit including electrical wiring extending through said support arm and an on-off switch, wherein said at least one support wing is integrally formed on said housing which is made of rigid plastics material.
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An illuminating device for mounting on a picture frame, said device comprising:
- an elongate housing capable of holding at least one battery therein and having a pivot pin connection on an upper side of said housing and located about midway along the length of said housing, said elongate housing being substantially cylindrical;
- at least one support wing rigidly connected to said housing and projecting downwardly from a lower section of said housing, said at least one support wing being substantially planar and extending substantially tangentially from said lower section of the housing;
- a hollow support arm pivotably connected at an inner end thereof to said pivot pin connection;
- an electric light receptacle mounted on an outer end of said support arm and capable of holding two small high efficiency light bulbs, said electric light receptacle including a clear plastic prismatic lens arranged so as to cover the two light bulbs when they are mounted in the receptacle;
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- an electrical circuit for operating said light bulbs by operatively connecting said light bulbs to said at least one battery during use of the device, said electrical circuit including electrical wiring extending through said support arm and an on-off switch.
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An illuminating device for mounting on a picture frame, said device comprising:
- an elongate housing capable of holding at least one battery therein and having a pivot pin connection on an upper side of said housing and located about midway along the length of said housing, said elongate housing being substantially cylindrical;
- at least one support wing rigidly connected to said housing and projecting downwardly from a lower section of said housing, said at least one support wing being substantially planar and extending substantially tangentially from said lower section of the housing;
- a hollow support arm pivotably connected at an inner end thereof to said pivot pin connection;
- an electric light receptacle mounted on an outer end of said support arm and capable of holding at least one light bulb;
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- an electrical circuit for operating said at least one light bulb by operatively connecting said at least one light bulb to said at least one battery during use of the device, said electrical circuit including electrical wiring extending through said support arm and an on-off switch,
- wherein said housing has a battery cover detachably mounted on one side of said housing, said battery cover being curved in the transverse direction of the length of said housing with said cover's radius of curvature corresponding substantially to that of the housing.
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A picture lamp for lighting a picture or display mounted in a picture frame to be hung on a wall, said lamp comprising:
- an elongate, tubular housing having a substantially cylindrical exterior and capable of holding two or more batteries in an end-to-end manner,
- two substantially flat support wings rigidly connected to a lower section of said housing and arranged to project downwardly from said housing during use of said lamp, said support wings being integrally formed on said lower section of said tubular housing and located on opposite end sections of said lower section;
- an elongate support arm pivotably connected to said housing at an upper and central section of said housing;
- an electric light receptacle mounted on an outer end of said support arm and capable of holding at least one bulb;
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- an electrical circuit for operating said at least one light bulb by operatively connecting said at least one light bulb to said two or more batteries during use of said lamps, said electrical circuit including electrical wiring extending along said support arm and an on-off switch,
- wherein said picture lamp is adapted to rest on a top portion of said picture frame when said picture frame has been hung on a wall and wherein, in this position, said support wings can extend downwardly between said wall and a rear surface of said picture frame in order to hold the picture lamp on said top portion of the picture frame.
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A picture lamp for lighting a picture or display mounted in a picture frame to be hung on a wall, said lamp comprising:
- an elongate, tubular housing having a substantially cylindrical exterior and being capable of holding two or more batteries in an end-to-end manner;
- at least one support wing rigidly connected to a lower section of said housing and arranged to project downwardly from said housing during use of said lamp;
- an elongate support arm pivotably connected to said housing at an upper and central section of said housing,
- an electric light receptacle mounted on an outer end of said support arm and capable of holding two small light bulbs said receptacle including a clear, plastic prismatic lens arranged so as to cover the two light bulbs when they are mounted in said receptacle;
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- an electrical circuit for operating said light bulbs by operatively connecting said light bulbs to said two or more batteries during use of said lamp, said electrical circuit including electrical wiring extending along said support arm and an on-off switch,
- wherein said picture lamp is adapted to rest on a top portion of said picture frame when said picture frame has been hung on a wall and wherein, in this position, said at least one support wing can extend downwardly between said wall and a rear surface of said picture frame in order to hold the picture lamp on said top portion of the picture frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.