Adjustable-aim light pipe fixture
US7198398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/0008
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable-aim light pipe fixture, comprising a generally spherical eyeball for receiving an end of a light pipe is disclosed. The eyeball has a longitudinal axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of that portion of the light pipe that is received in the eyeball. A socket holds the eyeball. The socket comprises a first retainer ring and a second retainer ring. Each retainer ring has an interior surface with contact points to an outer surface of the eyeball. The first and second retainer rings are oriented with respect to each other so as to hold the eyeball in a fixed position when the first and second rings are pressed towards each other. Clamping structure clamps the first and second rings against each other in such manner as to hold the eyeball in fixed relation to the first retainer ring.
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