CA1266851A - Clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps - Google Patents

Clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps

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CA1266851A
CA1266851A CA000553398A CA553398A CA1266851A CA 1266851 A CA1266851 A CA 1266851A CA 000553398 A CA000553398 A CA 000553398A CA 553398 A CA553398 A CA 553398A CA 1266851 A CA1266851 A CA 1266851A
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James R. Komonko
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/08Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
    • F21V21/096Magnetic devices
    • F21V21/0965Magnetic devices for portable lighting devices
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • F16M13/022Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle repositionable

Abstract

Abstract of the Invention A clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps of a type which have a shield on one side of an electric bulb.
A magnet is connected to a housing and the housing has a pair of spaced apart parallel flanges extending there-from. Each of the flanges has a hole extending there-through. A pair of wire clamps having helical central portions and a pair of arms extending from each end of the helical central portion are pivotally attached by fasteners to the holes in the parallel flanges.
These spring clamps have hooks on the end thereof so that the arms of the spring clamp can be pulled apart to extend over the shield of the trouble lamp and are biased back into tight engagement with the shield to hold the magnet to the trouble lamp. When the magnet is in use by placing it against a metal surface, such as that of an automobile, the trouble lamp can be pivoted through approximately 250° and held in any position in between so that the light from the trouble lamp can be directed to where it is needed.

Description

1266~5i "Clamp-On Magnet For Trouble Lamps"
Technical Field The pxesent invention relates generally to a clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps and more particularly to such an apparatus which will quickly and easily attach to a trouble lamp and which allows the direction of the light to be easily adjusted.
Background Art Trouble lamps, or drop lights as they are often called, are commonly used to pro~ide light on a temporary basis to a place where light is not always needed. For example, automobile mechanics commonly use these kinds of lamps to direct the light to that portion of a ~ehicle upon which they are working.
U.S. Patent No. 1,561,554 to Little shows a magnetic attachment to a trouble lamp so that the trouble lamp can be held against a metallic surface, such as a car.
A problem with this early magnetic attachment is that the light cannot be easily adjusted to direct the light where needed.
U.S. Patent No. 1,603,171 to Wade shows an electro-magnetic structure attached to a trouble light. This apparatus also lacks the ability to easily and quickly adjust the direction of the light from the trouble lamp.
U.S. Patent No. 1,932,143 to Piercy shows a clamp with threaded fasteners for attachment to a trouble lamp.
While the direction of the light from the trouble lamp can be adjusted, threaded fasteners must be used to attach the apparatus tc a trouble lamp and, of course, these fasteners must be removed if it is desired to use the magnet at~achment on a different trouble lamp.
U.S. Patent No. 4,019,047 to Frey is ~imilar to the aforementioned Little patent because it has a magnet, but the trouble light cannot be easily adjusted to direct the light in a particular direction with this Frey structure.
Accordingly, there is a need for a magnet attach-ment to a trouble light to overcome the aforementioned problems.
Disclosure of the Invention The pr~sent invention relates to a clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps of a type which have a shield on one side of an electric bulb. A magnet is connected to a housing and the housing has a pair of spaced apart parallel flanges extending therefrom. Each of the flanges has a hole extending therethrough. A pair of wire clamps having helical central portions and a pair of arms extending from each end of the helical central po~tion are pivotally attached by fasteners to the holes in the parallel flanges. These spring clamps have hooks on the end thereof so that the arms of the spring clamp can be pulled apart to extend over the shield of the trouble lamp and are biased back into tight engagement with the shield to hold the magnet to the trouble lamp. When the magnet is in use by placing it against a metal surface, such as that of an automo-bile, the trouble lamp can be pivoted through approxi-mately 250 and held in any position in between so that the light from the trouble lamp can be directed to where it is needed.
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a clamp-on magnet for trouble lights which is easy to install or remove from a trouble lamp.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a clamp-on magnet for trouble lamps which allows the trouble lamp to be adjusted through approximately 250 while the magnet is attached to a metallic sur~ace.
Other objects, advantages, novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying draw-ings.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a trouble lamp having a preferred embodiment of the present invention attached thereto as shown in use;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the preferred embodiment as shown in Figs. 1 and 2;
Fig 4 is a view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 3;
and Fig. 5 is a view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4.
- Best Mode For Carr,ving Out the Invention ~eferring now to the drawings wAerein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding ; parts throughout the several views, Fig. 2 shows an apparatus (10) constructed in accordance with the , present invention and Fig. 1 shows this apparatus (10) ; 25 connected to a trouble lamp.
A typical trouble lamp includes a socket portion (13) for recei~ing a light bulb (14) and has a push switch (lS) thereon for turning the light bulb (14) on and of. A long flexible outlet cord (not shown) is connected to a trouble lamp (11). The trouble lamp (11) also includes a metal shield (16) and a wire screen (17) which normally pivots about a hinge (18) so that the bulb (14) can be removed and replaced when it is burned out. A hook (19) is typically provided to allow the user to hang the trouble lamp (11) on some-thing to help direct the light from the bulb (14) to where it is needed.
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1266~51 Referring again to Fig. 2, it is noted that a magnet (20) is attached inside a houRing (21). If the housing (21) is made of a ferrous material, then the magnet ~20) will stay inside the housing without glue or fasteners,-otherwise something needs to be provided to attach the magnet (20) to the housing (21~. A p2ir of parallel flanges (22) are attached to the housing (21) and have a pair of holes therethrough through which bolts (23) are extended. The bolts (23) have threaded acorn nuts (24) threadably attached to the other side thereof. These bolts (23) extend through a helical ~ portion ~26) of wire spring steel clamps (25J.
These spring steel clamps (25) include a pair of arms (27) and (28) which have hooks (29) and (30) on the ends thereof. The hooks t29) and (30) connect the spring steel clamps (25) to the housing shield (16).
m e magnet (20) can be secured to a metallic surface (31), which can be, for example, the metal body of an automobile or the like (See Fig. 1). Then the shield (16) can be grasped and turned so as to direct the light from the bulb (14) in any direction through about 250 as desired. Once adjusted, it will stay in that position if the tension is properly adjusted on the nut and bolt fasteners t23) and (24). It is frictional engagement which holds the trouble light (11) in the position to which it is adjusted.
When it is desired to use the trouble lamp ~11) in ; a different location, the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 i5 merely pulled off of the metal (31) and placed onto another metal surface, whereupon the angle of the clamps ~25) can be adjusted again by pivoting as discussed above.
~ hen the clamp-on magnet attachment (10) is no longer needed, it can easily be removed by pulling the arms (27) and (28) of the spring clamp (25) apart and remo~ing it from the shield (16). It can be reattached at a different time, or to a different trouble lamp if desired.

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- -1~;6~3Sl Accordingly it will be appreciated that the pre-ferred embodiment (10) does indeed accomplish the aforementioned objects. Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Apparatus for connection to a trouble light of a type having a light bulb having a shield extending around one side thereof, said apparatus comprising:
a magnet;
a housing connected to said magnet;
a pair of spaced apart parellel flanges extending from said housing, each flange having a hole therein;
a first wire spring clamp having a helical central portion with a longitudinal axis, and a pair of arms, one extending from each end of said helical central portion, each of said arms having a hook on each end thereof for selectively extending around said shield, said arms being biased to a first position wherein they are less than 90 degrees apart and being relatively movable to a second position wherein the arms are further apart than they are in the first position thereof;
means extending through the hole in one of the flanges for pivotally attaching said first wire spring clamp to said one of the flanges along the longitudinal axis of said helical central portion of said first spring clamp;
a second wire spring clamp substantially identical to said first wire spring clamp; and means extending through the hole in the other one of the flanges for pivotally attaching said second wire spring clamp to said other one of the flanges along said longitudinal axis whereby the arms of the first and second wire spring clamps can be placed around the shield of the trouble light while at the same time permitting the magnet to be pivoted with respect to the trouble light so that the direction of the light can be adjusted.
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