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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136968 | Apparatus for attaching a shade or skirt to a hanging light fixture Apparatus to attach a shade or skirt to a hanging light fixture without the need to detach the fixture from the ceiling and/or to disassemble the body of the fixture, the apparatus having an upper retaining means, a height adjustment means and a plurality of support... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136962 | Remote controlled hideaway holiday and party lighting Improvements in remote control hideaway holiday/party lights/messages lights with a casing that is permanently fixed to a home or business is disclosed. The lights are on a string and roll up or down below over eve, fascia or rain gutters. After the holiday or event... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7878684 | Retractable lighting system A lighting system includes a rod rotatably mounted between a first support and a second support, and a light cord attached to the rod, the light cord including a plurality of light strings having a first end attached to the light cord and a second end free from the ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7540637 | Utility mounting and lowering system A mounting and lowering system for supporting one or more luminaires or similar devices having use within an indoor space or similarly configured space such as an open-air pavilion or the like, the system comprising a support assembly capable of being raised and low... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7393124 | Architectural mast-mounted support system A support assembly capable of being raised and lowered on a mast and configured in a compact, volumetrically efficient conformation lending architectural significance to the appearance of the support assembly when used to mount a plurality of luminaires or other app... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7311425 | Retrofit pendant light fixture A retrofit pendant light fixture that is adapted to be hung from a ceiling and readily installed in a socket normally carried within a recessed housing in the ceiling. A lamp is carried on a lower end of an electrical cord extending from an adapter housing. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264227 | Self-climbing stage light support A self-climbing stage lighting system having a self-climbing apparatus and a light bar is disclosed. The self-climbing apparatus is hung from cables that extend approximately vertically from a fixed endpoint. The self-climbing apparatus includes an elongated support... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234847 | Projector A projector (1) enabling the extension/retraction of a column even when the column is rotated, including the telescopic column (4) installed on a carrier (6) as a base, a lifting and lowering device (21) installed in the column (4)... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226192 | Expanding structure of a lamp An expanding structure of a lamp comprises a seat; a plurality of supporting frames rotatably installed to a periphery of the seat; one end of each supporting frame being connected to the seat and other end of the supporting frame being connected to a respective lam... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213938 | Electrical lighting fixture with suspension assembly A lighting fixture that includes an elongated housing supporting at least one lamp and including a wall and an opening opposite the wall. The wall includes a first tongue formed therein. A first suspension cable is coupled with the housing. The suspension cable incl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7033048 | Equipment for highly mounted lamp having ascending and descending function A height adjusting device for a lamp includes a main body(100) having a motor(120), a casing(160) mounted below the main body(100), an upper terminal unit(200) having upper contact terminals(240) spaced apart from the main b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004043 | Elevated support pole with automatic electrical connection and disconnection A support pole for raising and lowering a supported object between a lower position and an elevated position is disclosed. The support pole includes an elongate pole and a carriage mounted for translational movement up and down the pole. Carriage locks at the top of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6916111 | Sailboat anchor light having hoist structure A detachable sailboat anchor light and hoist structure comprises a body, a lamp mounted in an upper portion of the body so as to be visible at all points around the circumference of the body, a connector for connecting a halyard for the mast to the light such that t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6874275 | System for and method of benefiting the growth conditions for grass plants that constitute the grass pitch of a sports installation, in particular a football pitch An account is given of a system for and a method of making the growth/thriving conditions for grass more favorable in connection with grass pitches, e.g. football pitches. A lighting unit having a rectangular peripheral shape and thin, disc-like form is dimensioned ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6843581 | Luminaire pendant system A pendant suspension system provides a continuously adjustable cable suspension system for luminaires. The cable suspension system has twin suspension assemblies, each comprising a cable held at both ends by a track adapter so as to form a downwardly depending loop.... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6793367 | Lantern support post Lantern Support Post with an upper support post, a lower support post, a friction sleeve and a ground stake tube. The upper support post is rigid and tubular and has a centrally located slit at the top. The lower support post is rigid and tubular and has a reduced c... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6761342 | Slip-ring cable coupler system A slip-ring device includes a cable, a stop-sleeve, a cable coupler, and a slip-ring. Preferably, the stop-sleeve is coupled to the cable. The cable coupler includes a hollow portion that can pass the cable and a surface having an opening sized to restrict an axial ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6692135 | Attachable lighting system for outdoor umbrella An attachable lighting system for an outdoor umbrella includes at least an illuminating arrangement which includes at least an illuminating unit for illumination, an illuminating unit supporter which has an guiding surface formed on a bottom portion there... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682209 | Integral worklight The present invention concerns a worklight that is easily and safety transportable. The worklight of the present invention includes a stand which defines an interior cavity. An extendable support or telescopic pole may be attached to the stand. The invent... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6623146 | Lifting apparatus particularly for lighting fittings The invention relates to an improved lifting apparatus (1), particularly for lighting fittings and not, for shooting studios, comprising a pair of pantograph structures (2, 3), provided side by side, spaced and substantially parallel each other, provided ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6517225 | Light tilting apparatus A light tilting apparatus usable with an extendable light. In one embodiment, a mobile lighting system includes a tiltable light assembly mounted to an extendable tower on a trailer. The tiltable light assembly includes one or more lights fixedly mounted ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488387 | Adjustable height grow light An adjustable height grow light for easy manual adjustment of the vertical position of the light fixture. The light includes a light stand having two vertical supports and a horizontal support connected to the vertical supports and defining an interior ch... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6450671 | Medical lighting unit The invention relates to a medical lighting unit for clinical use comprising a lighting unit body containing at least one lamp and having at least one light outlet side, with the lighting unit body being vertically adjustably mounted on at least one flexi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447150 | Pole with lifting mount A support pole for raising and lowering a supported object between a lower position and an elevated position is disclosed. The support pole includes an elongate pole having a top, a bottom, and a channel extending at least partly between the top and botto... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6299336 | Low profile lift mounting arrangement for telescoping mast An improved low profile mounting arrangement is provided for a telescoping tube construction applied to the roof of a vehicle. The lowest mast section is nested between two vertically upright shaft support plates which journal a pivot shaft rotatably secu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276811 | Projector and its telescopic post The problem of the present invention resides in providing a projector having a telescopic post which is easy to deal with a multiple stage structure, capable of setting illumination devices at high positions, sufficiently considering also of safety and ex... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6155696 | Lighting assembly raised and lowered along pole A lighting system is adapted to receive lighting fixtures and is capable of being raised and lowered along the length of an attendant pole which has a longitudinal axis is moved by a transport mechanism having a plurality of cables which extend from the l... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6089733 | Pendant elevation and projecting angle adjusting structure A pendant elevation and projecting angle adjusting structure includes a locating disk fixedly fastened to the bottom end of a suspension rod at the ceiling, a plurality of pull ropes respectively inserted through equiangularly spaced wire holes at the loc... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6074075 | Centering device for high mast lighting system A high mast lighting system includes an elongated vertical mast having upper and lower ends, an annular lamp support ring surrounding the mast and having a plurality of lamps removably mounted thereon, a mechanism for raising and lowering the ring along t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6019484 | Portable task lighting device A portable task lighting device which comprises an elongated fluorescent light assembly that casts a broad, glare-free, and cool flood of light and is rotatably connected to the distal end of a boom arm for a full 360° of rotation. Its boom arm can be fi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5975726 | High mast lighting system A high mast lighting system is disclosed in which an elongated vertical mast having upper and lower ends is surrounded by an annular support ring. The support ring has a plurality of lamps removably mounted thereon. Drive means is provided for raising and... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5718602 | Suspension connector assembly for multiple pin electrical connector An improved suspension connector assembly is provided that is particularly adapted for use with a multiple pin and barrel type electrical connector. The suspension connector assembly includes a female connector mounted within a stationary housing, a movab... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5568970 | Apparatus for moving an ornament and drive means therefor The invention provides in a first aspect a novel synchronous motor in which the rotor comprises a substantially solid multi-pole magnet axially displaced from the coil which, itself, is of substantially the same diametrical size. With this arrangement a v... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5519597 | Elevation mechanism for lamp device An elevation mechanism for moving a lamp includes a motor secured in a housing and having a spindle. A board is disposed below the housing and connected to the spindle by a cable. The cable is wound on and unwound from the spindle in order to move the boa... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5494326 | Overhead electrical fixture and portable lowering tool therefor An overhead electrical fixture including a lowerable serviceable fixture portion that may be readily lowered by a portable lowering tool to facilitate servicing by a technician at ground level. The overhead fixture includes a mounting base adapted to be s... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5448464 | Lamp stands A lamp stand 1 is provided which has a ground-engaging base 2, a vertical support member 3 carried on the base, a carriage 10 movable along the support member, and an arm 11 on the carriage for attachment of a photographic lamp 9. The carriage 10 is mount... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5396409 | Halogen lamp A lamp assembly is disclosed which includes a base, a lamp arm mounting adapter on the base for pivotally mounting a lamp arm thereto, with the lamp arm itself having a first pair of hollow support tubes mounted on the adapter for pivotal movement on a ve... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393245 | Overhead electrical fixture and portable lowering tool therefor An overhead electrical fixture including a lowerable serviceable fixture portion that may be readily lowered by a portable lowering tool to facilitate servicing by a technician at ground level. The overhead fixture includes a mounting base adapted to be s... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5329437 | Retractable electric candle system Embodiments of a retractable electric candle system are shown and described, each for installation into a window sill so that the candle rises out of the sill for use and retracts down into the space under the sill for storage. The candle system includes ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5317493 | Apparatus for installing lighting fixture assemblies from inclined planar surfaces An assembly is disclosed for mounting on an inclined planar surface, a light fixture suspended by at least one fixture suspension cable and provided with at least one power cord. In general, the mounting assembly comprises a mounting base, and first and s... | 05/31/1994 |
