Lighting instrument
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The nature of the lighting instrument is such that it includes a lamp housing having a clear lens at one end thereof through which a beam of light is projected, a yoke assembly supporting the lamp housing, and a generally rectangular enclosure supporting the yoke assembly. The lighting instrument is intended for use in entertainment lighting applications, such as stage lighting and the like, and is intended to be used in a manner that includes dynamic repositioning of the lamp housing with respect to the yoke assembly and/or dynamic repositioning of the yoke assembly with respect to the generally rectangular enclosure. The lighting instrument may be used in any orientation but, for convenience, is shown resting upon the generally rectangular enclosure, although the lighting instrument may also be used more frequently in an inverted orientation by attaching support hooks or clamps to the generally rectangular enclosure.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a lighting instrument;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is another side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view (in an inverted orientation) showing the front, bottom, and side thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view (in an inverted orientation) showing the rear, bottom, and side thereof;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the front, top, and side thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the rear, top, and side thereof.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a lighting instrument, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2001
Assignee: Vari-Lite, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Inventors: Timothy S. Martinson (Arlington, TX), Travis J. Reinert (Rowlett, TX), Breck M. Outland (Dallas, TX), Vincent W. Brown (Addison, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Carr & Storm, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/112,443
