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US 7,458,330 B2Granted
Two piece view port and light housing with integrated ballast and high intensity discharge lamp
AssigneeUnderwater Lights USA, LLC
InventorsIan MacDonald, Randal Rash
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Abstract
The present invention is a view port suitable for installation under the water line of a vessel wherein the view port comprises a flange made from a corrosion resistant material and a body made from a heat resistant material. An alternative embodiment of the invention is an underwater light in which a high intensity discharge (HID) light and ballast is completely installed into the above-described view port.
Claims31
A thru-hull light comprising:
- a flanged housing having a main body and a water tight lens for attaching to the exterior of a vessel
- a reflector housing located within the flanged housing,
- an electric ballast sized to fit inside the main body having a lamp socket affixed or integral thereto;
- a lamp mounted in the lamp socket;
- a cap removably attached to the distal end of the main body having a means for conducting power to the electric ballast;
- and
- a means for securing the housing to a vessel.
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A thru-hull light comprising:
- an annular external flange that is comprised of a mushroom-head shaped portion to be placed flush against an exterior opening of a vessel and a narrower cylindrical portion with a threaded exterior surface;
- a cylindrical, hollow main body, placed in the interior of the exterior opening, that is comprised of a light housing and has an exterior threaded surface and an interior threaded surface for mating to the threaded portion of the external flange;
- a lens sized to fit the annular opening of the external flange;
- a means for securing the lens to the external flange;
- a means for providing a watertight seal on both sides of said lens;
- a reflector housing sized to fit inside the main body comprising a reflector;
- an electric ballast sized to fit inside the main body having a lamp socket affixed or integral thereto;
- a lamp mounted in the lamp socket;
- a cap removably attached to the distal end of the main body having a means for conducting power to the electric ballast;
- and
- a means for securing the light housing to a vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.