Patent · US Expired

Warning light

US5630660A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1996
Grant dateMay 20, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2111/00
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A warning light includes a base to which an elongated post, formed by a plurality of tubular segments telescopically jointed, is fixed to support on the top end of the post a lamp unit. A battery set is placed inside the base to power the lamp unit with electrical wire extending through the post. A plurality of legs are provided to each extend through holes formed on the base. Each of the legs is constituted by a primary member and a secondary member pivoted together with the primary member extending out of the respective hole of the base and the secondary member movably received within the hole. The hole is provided with an inclined inside surface which define an expanded lower opening on the underside of the base so as to allow the primary member to extend from the base in an inclined, diverging manner to define an enlarged bottom area for more stably supporting the warning light. A solar panel system is disposed on the lamp unit and housed by a transparent dome to serve as a secondary power source. The lamp unit is also provided with a plurality of sideways extending lugs to engage and hold the secondary members of the legs when the post is telescoped so as to provide a compact,…

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