Mountable light assembly
AssigneeTractor Supply Company
InventorsBrian Kennemer, Ty Rager
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Abstract
A light assembly for use in a work area that is mountable, portable, can be powered by moveable work equipment, and is capable of providing light necessary to adequately illuminate a work area so that work tasks can be completed. The mountable light assembly includes a housing containing a light source for illuminating a work area and a hanger for hanging the light assembly. The mountable light assembly may include an extension cord designed to be held in a storage compartment and pivotable wing housings containing wing light sources. For example, the light assembly may be designed to mount on the tailgate of a pickup truck and to draw power from a trailer power outlet.
Claims25
A light assembly, comprising:
- a main housing having a back and a bottom;
- a main light source mounted on the main housing;
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- an adjustable hanger pivotally connected to the main housing and pivotable between an operating position and a storage position, the hanger defining an adjustable gap for hanging the light assembly when the hanger is in the operating position, and the hanger covering the back and bottom of the main housing when the hanger is in the storage position.
A light assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a tailgate and a trailer power outlet, the light assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source connected to the housing;
- an extension cord connected to the light source, the extension cord including an electrical connector configured to be connected to the trailer power outlet;
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- an adjustable hanger connected to the housing and having configured to maintain an adjustable width opening for receiving the tailgate of the vehicle to hang the light assembly from the tailgate.
A light assembly, comprising:
- a main housing having first and second ends, a length defined between the ends, a front, a back, a top and a bottom;
- first and second wing housings pivotally connected to the first and second ends of the main housing, the wing housings being pivotable over an adjustable range of angles extended away from the main housing, and the wing housings being pivotable to closed positions wherein the wing housings cover the front of the main housing;
- a main light source mounted on the front of the main housing;
- first and second wing light sources mounted on the first and second wing housings, respectively;
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- a hanger pivotally mounted relative to the main housing so that the hanger is pivotable from a storage position wherein the hanger covers the back and the bottom of the main housing, to an operating position wherein the hanger extends from the main housing to define a hanger opening.
A light assembly for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a tailgate and a trailer power outlet, the light assembly comprising:
- a housing including a bottom and back;
- a light source connected to the housing;
- an extension cord connected to the light source, the extension cord including an electrical connector configured to be connected to the trailer power outlet;
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- an adjustable hanger connected to the housing and including:
- an adjustable width opening for receiving the tailgate of the vehicle to hang the light assembly from the tailgate;
- a slideable extension plate slideably connected to the housing;
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- a cover piece hingeably connected to the slideable extension plate and pivotable between an operating position wherein the adjustable width opening is defined between the back and the cover piece, and a storage position, wherein the cover piece covers the bottom and back of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.