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Adjustable ring light

US4729070A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1986
Grant dateMar 1, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S362/804
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable ring light for concentrating multiple beams of light in which the point of convergence can be moved along an axis. In an embodiment, the light sources which may be the ends of bundles of optical fibers, are mounted in tiltable carriers which are adjusted by rotation of a housing cover. In other embodiments tilting is accomplished by bending tabs or rotating a disk having slots through which the light sources project.

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