With Coaxial Motion Transmission Members Patents (Class 362/422)
  • Patent number: 9146005
    Abstract: One embodiment of a portable media equipment support device comprising a hollow shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end. A manually rotatable handle is operatively mounted relative to the first shaft end and a mounting device rotational actuator is operatively mounted to the second shaft end. The manually rotatable handle is connected to mounting device rotational actuator by a drive rod internally running through said hollow shaft. A bevel gear system is internally located in said rotational actuator and used to translate motion approximately 90 degrees into a media mounting device. The media mounting device is used to secure and carry a media equipment element. The rotatable handle serves to control the motion of the drive rod and is thereby translated by the bevel gear system. This sequence of mechanical reactions is used to facilitate at least one of the panning or tilting motions of the media equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin Alexander Swanson
  • Patent number: 9016908
    Abstract: Provided is an illumination device including a light emitting portion including a light source, an intermediate portion connected to the light emitting portion, a supporting portion connected to the intermediate portion and supporting the light emitting portion and the intermediate portion; a connecting portion connecting the light emitting portion and the intermediate portion to be rotatable with respect to each other, and another connecting portion connecting the intermediate portion and the supporting portion to be rotatable with respect to each other. The light emitting portion, the intermediate portion, and the supporting portion connected to the connecting portions may rotate with respect to each other based on the connecting portions to form a three-dimensional (3D) shape, and may be arranged in a single plane when the light emitting portion, the intermediate portion, and the supporting portion are unfolded based on the connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong Hun Jin, Ju Saeng Kim
  • Patent number: 7988343
    Abstract: An easy-glide portable light tower system having a transport enclosure for fully recessing and confining the system therein. The system includes a telescopic mast that is constructed to be stowed in a vertically upright position. The telescoping sections of the mast include frictionless pads to create frictionless surfaces between two adjacent and concentric telescoping sections or the mast base. The transport enclosure also includes stabilizing channels to stabilize arms supporting the lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventor: Lester J. Palmisano, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7950834
    Abstract: A brake assembly for an adjustable downlight fixture comprises a fixture having a rotational collar assembly, the rotational collar assembly having a first race rotating relative to a second race, a brake assembly connected to one of the first race and the second race, the brake assembly frictionally engaging the other of the first race and the second race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Scott Dupre
  • Patent number: 7572032
    Abstract: A lamp assembly of a projection apparatus which has a function of adjusting the position of the lamp device is disclosed. The lamp assembly includes an outer housing, a lamp module, a transversely adjustable device and a vertically adjustable device. The lamp module is detachably disposed in the outer housing with the transversely and vertically adjustable devices disposed on the outer housing. When the lamp module is located within the outer housing, the lamp module can be adjusted by operating the transversely and vertically adjustable devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chang-Hsing Lu
  • Patent number: 7341363
    Abstract: A clamping device to hang lighting fixtures includes a hinge mechanism that enables the device to be folded out of the way for storage or for floor or ground use. The clamping device may include foot pads to add stability to the support of the lighting fixture. A curved portion of the main body of the device allows the clamp to secure lighting fixtures to an overhead pipe or rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Inventor: Brian Edward Richardson
  • Patent number: 7237931
    Abstract: An orientation adjustable lamp comprises a stand rod extended with a supporting frame; a rotation control device positioned to the stand rod; an arm having one end connected to the rotation control device and another end connected to a lamp. The rotation control device includes a seat, a rotation portion, a locking unit and a handle. The seat has an axial hole. The rotation portion is installed at one side of the seat. The rotation portion has a locking stud corresponding to the axial hole of the seat. One end of the locking stud is a threaded section. The rotation portion is installed with a threaded hole for locking the locking unit and a via hole which radially passes through the threaded section. The handle is installed at another side of the seat; the handle having a threaded hole for locking the locking stud and the threaded section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Seed Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Meiric Chen
  • Patent number: 6877881
    Abstract: A worklight includes a worklight housing for receiving a light source therein and a worklight stand including a U-shaped supporting leg having a lower supporting base and two upper hinge ends pivotally connected to the worklight housing, and a U-shaped pivot leg having a lower standing base and two upper pivot ends, wherein the two hinge ends of the supporting leg are pivotally connected with the two pivot ends of the pivot leg respectively. The worklight stand further includes a foldable stand and a supporting frame, which is supported on foldable stand, detachably mounted to the supporting base of the supporting leg and the standing base of the pivot leg in space apart manner such that the worklight housing is substantially supported on the supporting frame and is elevated via the foldable stand in a stable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Tsao
  • Publication number: 20030103352
    Abstract: A hand-waving illuminant circlet employed as a sports appliance, mainly comprising a cylindrical collar, a rotary hub and at least a loaded illuminant element. The cylindrical collar fastens a handle at its inner rim and holds a ring gear at its outer perimeter. The rotary hub comprises a pair of symmetric disks for eccentric rotation. The inner perimeter of the disks forms a clamp rail for the ring gear to rotate along. The loaded illuminant element comprises two illuminant wheels and a spur gear going between. The spur gear meshes on the ring gear. When the player waves the circlet, the eccentric rotation generated in the rotary hub produces a centrifugal force causing the illuminant element to circumnavigate along the ring gear; besides, the illuminant element produces a fantastic glare providing great fun in practice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: TSAI, Jao-Hsing
    Inventor: Hui-Nan Yu
  • Patent number: 6315426
    Abstract: A shoulder mounted flashlight holder provides for the hands free holding of a flashlight by the wearer thereof, enabling the wearer or user of the device to perform a task using both hands while keeping the area of interest illuminated. The present holder comprises a rigid, curved shoulder plate which extends over one shoulder and downwardly in front of and in back of the shoulder. The plate includes a spherical swivel base, providing for the adjustment of the aim of a flashlight secured thereto as desired. The plate is well padded for the comfort of the user, and includes forward and rearward extensions for the attachment of a torso encircling belt or strap, for securing the shoulder harness portion. The encircling belt extends from the rear portion of the shoulder harness, around the torso of the wearer to attach to another strap depending from the front of the shoulder harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventor: Dennis P. Buller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6068389
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fixture, which is an elastic ring,, for clipping a bulb holder of a light string and engaging with a hole on a frame being capable of various shapes. The fixtures are able to connect the light strings with the frame firmly and that can provide a desired lighting decoration which is designed as the frame when the bulbs are lightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Inventor: Wei-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 5775795
    Abstract: A vehicular headlight position adjusting assembly (100) is provided that has angularly oriented drive and driven gears (4) and (8) that upon rotation in opposite directions cause an elongate adjusting member (14) to traverse in opposite axial directions through a housing (7) where adjusting member (14) is prevented from rotating by cooperation between the side walls of at least one open-ended axial extending groove (26) adapted to receive at least one protrusion (34) that extends radially inwardly from the periphery of an opening (30) in housing (7) through which adjusting member (14) extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Christian, Thomas Franz
  • Patent number: 5548500
    Abstract: A novel electrical lamp fixture of the type having a lamp housing, a housing axis, a housing sidewall co-axial with the housing axis and a lamp receiving socket supported interiorly of the housing by a housing support means is disclosed and is also of the type which has an exterior support for the housing and which is pivotally connected to the housing. By extending this pivot connection through an elongate slot provided in the co-axial sidewall of the housing, it is possible to adjust the relative angular positioning of the housing to its support and simultaneously adjust the location of the lamp receiving socket along a length of the housing axis in a one-step operation. Locating the lamp receiving socket in different axial positions within the housing is desired when light bulbs of different axial lengths are employed in the same lamp receiving housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Inventor: Iain N. B. MacKay
  • Patent number: 5365415
    Abstract: A simplified adjusting mechanism for adjusting the aiming of a headlamp assembly in automobiles and the like includes a gear encircling a bushing and an adjustor screw that is journaled through the bushing. The adjustor mechanism is snapped into a stationary component of the headlamp assembly and the aiming of the headlamp is manually adjusted by using a drive tool. The adjustor mechanism has a series of indication lines that allow the user to adjust the aiming of the headlamp assembly back to its desired position if the headlamp assembly becomes misaligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Karl R. Schmitt, Douglas E. Pherigo
  • Patent number: 5355287
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp component is pivotally adjusted in response to back or forth movement of an adjusting link extending through an opening in one wall of a two-component housing of an adjusting device. Back and forth movement of the link is produced by a gear driven bushing which is threaded onto the link. An O-ring encircles the link between the bushing and the housing wall and is adapted to be compressed against the wall and the link thereby to seal the opening in the wall and prevent contamination from passing through the opening and into the housing of the headlamp. Compression of the O-ring is effected by camming the bushing toward the housing wall as an incident to assembly of the two housing components with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Elco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald S. Denley
  • Patent number: 4843530
    Abstract: A light ray radiation stand comprises a foundation, one or more deformable flexible conduits vertically installed on the upper part of the foundation and an optical conductor cable holding means mounted on the tip end portion of each conduit. The optical conductor cable transmits the light rays therethrough and emits the same from the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Kei Mori
    Inventors: Kei Mori, Kazuyoshi Hara
  • Patent number: 4843523
    Abstract: A headlight device including a movable member connected to a stationary supporting member at spaced apart three points, at two of said three points said movable member being connected respectively to the stationary supporting member through aiming mechanisms which enable to change the space between the supporting member and the movable member respectively. At least one of the aiming mechanism comprises an adjusting rod and a gear unit, and the gear unit includes a casing mounted on the supporting member, a worm gear, a worm wheel meshing with the worm gear, a pinion gear co-axial with the worm gear, a driving gear meshing with the pinion gear, with the axis of the driving gear being arranged orthogonal to the axis of the worm wheel, and an actuating rod connected to the driving gear and extending through the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Koito Seisakusho Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4449171
    Abstract: A pharmacy-type lamp having a light source disposed at one end of a tubular swing arm the other end of which extends into a vertically disposed support tube secured to a base pedestal. The tubular support is formed from coined seam tubular stock having extra infolded edges material extending from the seam during the tubes formation to form a rib-like track within the support tube for coaction with stops coined from the material of the swing arm, at an extremity thereof disposed within the support tube, to facilitate rotation of the swing arm within the support tube while limiting such rotation to almost 360.degree.. A clutch, carried at one end of the support tube, centers the swing arm therewithin and facilitates gripping and release of the swing arm with respect to the support tube to restrict and permit movement (sliding and rotational) of the swing arm within the support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Inventor: Jerome Warshawsky
  • Patent number: 4419721
    Abstract: A control system for positioning a searchlight (2) in azimuth and elevation including an upper torque tube (34) and a lower torque tube (39) which are coupled together; an upper push rod (46), push rod coupling (50) and lower push rod (54) which are coupled together; and control elements (65, 90 & 93, 100) operative to rotate the lower torque tube and also operative to reciprocate the lower push rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Phoenix Products Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Gregoire, Rupert O. Yantz
  • Patent number: 4390932
    Abstract: A hanger arm mechanism to hold a lamp head vertically rotatably in dental lighting equipment is directed to a mechanism designed to rotate the lamp head around the axis shaftline of the hanger arm and to stop the same in a desired position, with the result that the field of lighting of the shadowless lamp mounted inside the lamp head can freely be changed in the range of rotation of the lamp head without making the patient turn his head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Morita Seisakusho
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsui, Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4212050
    Abstract: A retractable searchlight for vehicles of the type which is movable from a working position to a retracted position includes at least one searchlight supported by a supporting device mounted upon a shaft which is rotatably driven by a motor. The supporting device is formed of at least two members, a first of which is secured to the shaft for movement therewith and a second of which is secured to the searchlight and is mounted so as to be displaceable relative to the shaft. Between the first and second members a disengagement means is located for enabling the second member connected to the searchlight to be displaced with the first member between the working a retracted positions during normal operation and for disengaging the first member from the second member when the searchlight encounters a resistance so that continued movement of the searchlight is interrupted thereby precluding injury to the arrangement or persons standing nearby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Werner Trenkler