Lamp with removable lens
AssigneeLitetronics International, Inc.
InventorRaghunatha S. Rao
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Abstract
A lamp having a threaded base for threadedly coupling to an electrical energy source is provided. The lamp includes a light-generating bulb replaceably coupled to the threaded base and a housing coupled to the base. The housing has an inner light-directing surface disposed about the bulb. The housing terminates at an outer rim, and defines an opening. A mounting assembly, including a lens-holding ring with a keeper and a latch hook on the sidewall, removably mounts a lens on the rim in a covering position closing the opening, whereby removal of the lens permits access to the bulb. The lens holding ring may be separable from the housing or may be pivotally coupled to a ring on the housing.
Claims21
A lamp comprising:
- a threaded base for threadedly coupling to an electrical energy source and having a pair of female socket-type terminals;
- a light-generating bulb having a pair of male plug-type terminals removably receivable in the female terminals;
- a reflective housing connected to the base and having an inner light-directing surface disposed about the bulb, the reflective housing terminating at an outer rim, and defining an opening;
- a lens;
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- a mounting assembly mounting the lens on the rim in a covering position closing the opening and accommodating movement of the lens to a non-covering position wherein at least a portion of the opening is uncovered to permit access to the bulb through the opening.
A lamp comprising:
- a threaded base;
- a reflective housing connected to the base and including a sidewall having interior and exterior surfaces and terminating at a rim and defining an opening;
- a light generating bulb disposed in the housing and replaceably coupled to the base;
- a light transmitting cover;
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- a mounting assembly mounting the cover on the rim,
- the mounting assembly including a first ring disposed about the cover and discrete therefrom and a second ring disposed about the rim and discrete therefrom, and hinge structure hingedly coupling to the first ring to the second ring for accommodating pivotal movement of the cover between a covering position closing the opening and a non-covering position wherein at least a portion of the opening is uncovered to permit access to the bulb through the opening,
- the mounting assembly including locking structure for latching the cover in the covering position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.