Gobo projector for a vehicle
OwnerGlen A. Grutzeinventor
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Abstract
A gobo projector for projecting an image onto a paved surface below a vehicle including: a cylindrical body; a light source and reflector at a first end of the body for casting a beam of light toward the opposite end of the body; and a window housing attached to the opposite end of the body. The window housing includes a window opening covered with a transparent material in an airtight manner and a pivotal mirror adapted to reflect the beam of light outward through the window opening. The gobo projector further includes a pair of lenses, interposed between the light source and the mirror, slidably mounted in the housing for adjusting the size and focus of the projected image, a slot for receiving a gobo and a heat shield between the slot and the light source to protect the gobo.
Claims5
A gobo projector accessory for a vehicle, for projecting an image stored on a gobo from the vehicle onto a portion of a surface below the vehicle, comprising a cylindrical body having a light source at one end and a reflector for directing light towards an opposite end of the cynical body, a window housing located at the opposite end of the cylindrical body, the window housing compromising a pair of parallel plates connected tangentially to the sides of the cylindrical body and extending downwardly in parallel relation and terminating in a window opening, a window covering the window opening in an airtight manner, a pivotal mirror located in the window housing and adapted to intercept light beams from the light source and direct them downwardly through the window, a pair of lenses interposed between the mirror and the light source, a transparent heat shield located in the cylindrical body adjacent the light source, a slotted opening in said cylindrical body for receiving therein a gobo disc adjacent the heat shield and a flat bracket have pre-punched holes to permit attachment thereof to the underside of the vehicle, a first clamp mounted at an end of the bracket and second clamp mounted intermediate the ends of the bracket, the clamps being adapted to engage the cylindrical body of the projector and hold it against the bracket, a protuberance located adjacent at an end of the bracket opposite from the end at which the first clamp is attached forbearing against the projector to minimize vibration thereof.
A gobo projector accessory for a vehicle having a frame beneath the vehicle, the gobo projector comprising:
- a body having a first end arid a second end, said body including a mounting bracket affixed to the frame of the vehicle;
- a gobo having an image stored thereon, said gobo disposed in said body between said first end and said second end;
- a lens disposed between said first end and said second end;
- a window located proximate said second end, said window comprising an aperture in said body and a transparent cover covering said aperture in an airtight manner, and
- a light source at said first end directing light through said gobo and said lens towards said second end such that said image is projected from beneath the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.