Apparatus for attaching a light housing to a mask body or other structure
US5530631A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C2011/123
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching a light housing to a conventional mask body or other suitable structure, in which a stationary clamp bracket and a moveable clamp bracket are used to fix a relative position of a clamp body with respect to the mask body or other structure. An externally threaded clamp adjustment screw is rotatably mounted with respect to the clamp body and is used to adjustably move and lock the moveable clamp bracket with respect to the stationary clamp bracket. A track receptacle, which is fixed with respect to the clamp body, has a track bore. A track rod which is fixed with respect to the light housing, is rotatably mountable within the track bore. A lock-bearing rod is slidably mounted with a longitudinal track rod bore of the track rod. A return spring mounted within the longitudinal track rod bore, a compression spring surrounding the lock-bearing rod, and a lock-bearing positioned within a transverse lock-bearing bore of the track rod allow the light housing to be rotatably adjusted and locked with respect to the clamp body.
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