Strobe lamp illuminator
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FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of the strobe illuminator, and also shows in broken lines a base on which the strobe illuminator may be mounted (the base does not form a part of the claimed design and is not shown in the other figures);
FIG. 2 is a front view in which a circular mounting ring is mounted between two concentric circular optical filters;
FIG. 3 is a back view having a central aperture and a arcuate-shaped camera stand on which a camera or CCD device may be rested;
FIG. 4 is a top view of the strobe illuminator showing the mounting ring projecting from the front of the strobe illuminator and the arcuate-shaped camera rest projecting from the back of the strobe illuminator;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the strobe illuminator; and,
FIGS. 6 and 7 are right and left side views, respectively, thereof.
The strobe lamp illuminator is designed to illuminate and thereby enable the reading of optically readable codes printed in ultraviolet materials.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 1999
Assignee: CiMatrix (Canton, MA)
Inventor: Steven R. Brian (Bedford, NH)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Application Number: 0/85,359
