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|Publication date
|Apr 27, 2010
|Filing date
|Dec 11, 2007
|Priority date
|Mar 11, 2005
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|Michael Waters
|Original Assignee
|Panther Vision, Llc
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|Patent Citations (34), Non-Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (8), Classifications (17), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 11/077,682, filed Mar. 11, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,306,349, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The invention is directed to a lighting device and, more particularly, to an LED work light.
Work lights or shop lights are useful lighting devices having wide applications for providing illumination in rugged environments such as workshops, garages, campsites, and many other places. Given the rugged environment in which the lights are used in, it is generally required that the work light have a robust construction such that the light source is not damaged or broken during use.
Common work lights use a variety of different lighting sources to provide illumination. For instance, incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs are common lighting sources used in the work light. While such bulbs are capable of providing sufficient illumination, they have the shortcoming of being fragile and, therefore, requiring relatively large or bulky housings to protect the bulbs from breakage. For instance, incandescent light bulbs, such as a 60-watt light bulb, are often used in work lights, but require bulky, cage structures surrounding the bulb for protection. While the cage may provide limited protection to the bulb, it still does not prevent the bulb from breaking if the work light is dropped. Moreover, the bulky cage structure limits the areas the work light can be used in because its large size prevents the incandescent work light from being used in tight or other confined spaces. Similarly, the fluorescent light bulb, such as the gas-filled, tube light, may be more compact in size than the incandescent bulb, but such bulbs are still very fragile and, therefore, also require extensive protection. In many cases, the protection surrounding the fluorescent light bulb is much larger in terms of its diameter as compared to the diameter of the fluorescent tube itself. As a result, the fluorescent work light also has a limited use in confined spaces. Therefore, while the fluorescent bulb may be narrow, the combination of the bulb or bulbs and required particular housing is quite large, particularly, in the radial direction transverse to the axis of the fluorescent tube.
Other attempts at work lights use LEDs as the light source. The LED or light emitting diode is a very compact and an efficient, solid state light source that is less fragile than incandescent or fluorescent glass lights, but still provides sufficient illumination, especially when several LEDs are grouped together. As a result, work lights using LEDs may be smaller than incandescent or fluorescent work lights, and also generally require smaller housings encasing the LEDs therein. Current work lights that use LEDs as the light source generally seek to take advantage of the sturdier construction of the LED itself and incorporate less robust housings or casings for the lighting device. In that regard, many housings for LED work lights are fabricated from multiple components, which may compromise the integrity and strength of the housing. For instance, in practice it is believed a typical LED work light housing will include a cylindrical casing assembly that surrounds the LEDs via two elongate semi-cylindrical casing parts that are attached at two part lines 180� spaced from each other about the cylindrical casing assembly. Further, a separate end cap is utilized to enclose the free end of the cylindrical casing assembly. By having a three-piece casing assembly, the semi-cylindrical and end cap housing parts can be more readily formed of high strength material; nevertheless, such a configuration can create areas of weakness at the joints or interfaces between the semi-cylindrical casing parts and the end cap attached thereto that compromises the overall strength of the work light. Moreover, such multiple casing components also require more complicated supply chains, the fabrication of more parts, and the additional assembly step of combining all the parts.
When not being held, it is common for the work light to be set down on the floor or a flat, work or support surface like on a table. Prior cylindrically configured work lights can roll when placed down on a flat support surface. Often, in addition to the curved light casing, the work lights also have curved handle surfaces, which may provide a comfortable grip, but also permit the light to easily roll upon a support surface. It can be aggravating to have the work light roll beyond one's reach and potentially damaging to the work light should it be placed on a raised table work surface and then roll thereon to where the work light falls off the table.
Therefore, it is desired to obtain a simplified LED work light having a compact and robust construction. In addition, a work light having a generally cylindrical configuration that does not roll along work surfaces would be desirable.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a light device is provided having an elongate body that has a high-strength construction. The high-strength light device is especially well-suited for use as a work light as its construction allows it to easily withstand impacts from hitting other hard objects, being dropped, or even run over by an automobile such as can occur when used around workshops, camp sites, and in auto repair facilities. The high strength body includes a handle at one end and a thin elongate light-transmissive portion including a tubular wall that extends from a larger diameter thereof at the handle to a smaller diameter at the other end of the body with a light source contained within an interior space defined by the tubular wall. It has been found that providing the tubular wall of the light transmissive portion with a taper along its length, and particularly along the inner surface thereof, allows the strength of the tubular wall to be optimized by molding the wall from a high strength material and so that it has an integral, one-piece construction.
Generally, prior work lights suggest use of high strength plastic material, but only with constant diameter, cylindrical light heads, which, in practice, require the light heads to have a two-piece construction that can compromise the strength, and particularly the pressure or compressive force resistance of such two-piece light heads. In contrast, the present light device takes advantage of the provision of a taper to the tubular, light-transmissive wall thereof which generally increases the strength of the wall as it progresses down to smaller and smaller diameters since there is more plastic material per unit area of space that the tubular wall encompasses. Moreover, the taper of the tubular wall permits it to be molded with a high-strength material and to have a one-piece, unitary, or integral construction.
It is believed that in practice the high-strength plastic or polymer material, for example, polycarbonate or acrylic plastic, typically has not been molded to form unitary cylindrical walls of the prior light heads because of material shrinkage during molding that makes it very difficult and unduly expensive to remove such a unitary cylindrical part from the mold. By contrast, the tapered, tubular wall of the light device herein allows for it to be molded as a single, unitary component even with high-strength plastic material that experiences significant dimensional shrinkage during molding so that it grips tightly onto part forming mold members. In this regard and as mentioned, it is the inner surface of the tubular wall that is tapered, whereas the outer wall surface may or may not include a taper, since it is the inner surface that is formed by a tapered core pin of the mold with the high-strength plastic material shrinking down and tightly gripping the pin. Nevertheless, by tapering the pin, it can more easily be pulled without having to utilize more complex and expensive molding equipment such as a collapsible core as may be necessitated where a constant diameter cylindrical wall is formed as with prior work light devices. Accordingly, as previously discussed, prior commercial work lights provided with a cylindrical, light-transmissive wall formed from two molded halves that are secured together along two-part lines generally will weaken the light head thereat absent additional fastening hardware that can unduly increase the size and expense thereof. In the present elongate, tapered light head, the light-transmissive tubular wall avoids these problems and provides the wall with its high-strength construction both because of its tapered configuration and by way of its one-piece, unitary construction utilizing high-strength plastic material therefor.
In one form, the light source includes a plurality of aligned LEDs. The use of small LEDs and their alignment is advantageous in keeping the diameters of the tapered, tubular wall to a minimum. In another form, the light source includes a printed circuit board that is inserted into an internal space defined by the tubular wall of the light-transmissive portion. Preferably, the printed circuit board has opposite sides that taper inward toward each other. In this configuration, the printed circuit board generally can have a wedge-type fit in the tapered, tubular wall of the light-transmissive body portion. Preferably, the printed circuit board is elongated and includes the plurality of LEDs aligned along one side of the printed circuit board.
In another form, the tubular wall has a central axis extending therethrough. Preferably, the printed circuit board has a proximate end in the casing aligned with the central axis at the larger diameter of the tubular wall and a distal end that is offset from the central axis at the smaller diameter of the tubular wall. Such configuration of the printed circuit board is advantageous in conjunction with a tapered inner surface of the tubular wall as it permits the aligned LEDs to be of the same size substantially irrespective of their position along the length on one side or surface of the elongate circuit board. In other words, the space between the LED mounting side of the circuit board and the facing portion of the tubular wall at the proximate end can be approximately the same as the corresponding space at the distal end despite the smaller diameter of the casing at the free end of thereof. Also, if the degree of deviation of the circuit board from the casing axis is greater than the taper of the casing wall, then even larger size LEDs can be used toward the distal end of the circuit board.
As mentioned above, the tubular wall has an inner surface and the predetermined taper may be on the tubular wall inner surface. Additionally, the plurality of LEDs may include proximate and distal LEDs with a spacing between a top surface of printed circuit board and the inside surface of the tubular wall. In one aspect of a preferred configuration, even with the tapered tubular wall, the distal LED has a spacing that is about the same as a spacing between the proximate LED and the inside wall surface.
In another form, the tubular wall diameters are optimized for both size and strength advantages. For instance, it is preferred to keep the size of the light-transmissive portion to a minimum for lighting of confined spaces. As a result, in a preferred embodiment, the tubular wall diameters do not exceed approximately 1 inch with an axial length of approximately 14.4 inches; however, longer or shorter light-transmissive portions may utilize larger or smaller diameters. At the same time, while the size is minimized, it is also preferred that the tubular wall have a configuration that is optimized for strength. To this end, the tubular wall may have a ratio of wall thickness to the cross-sectional area that it circumscribes including the internal space about which the wall extends that increases axially along the wall axis from the connection to the handle to the distal end portion. Therefore, such ratio allows the light-transmissive portion to be formed from the high-strength material as described above and, as a result, also have the desired high level of resistance to compressive pressure forces. In one form of the optimized construction, the wall thickness may be constant and the tubular wall may have side portions that taper inward toward each from the connection to the handle to the end portion.
In another form, the handle has a housing that includes openings and fasteners that extend through the openings for connecting the housing together. The printed circuit board generally has a portion that extends into the handle housing and a portion that extends into the light-transmissive portion. Preferably, the printed circuit board also includes openings, which are aligned with the openings of the housing, so that the fasteners may extend therethrough to secure the printed circuit board to the handle. The light transmissive portion may also include a stop between the printed circuit board and the light-transmissive portion that defines a predetermined position of the printed circuit board in the handle housing and the light-transmissive portion such that the respective fastener openings thereof are aligned.
Optionally, the light device may further include a mounting assembly connected to the elongate body. The mounting assembly may be configured for optimized flexibility in mounting the elongate body of the light device to differently configured and constructed mounting surfaces. In this regard, the mounting assembly may include a connector portion of the elongate body, a plurality of different mounting devices for mounting the elongate body to differently configured and constructed mounting surfaces, and a releasable connection between the connector portion and each of the different mounting devices.
In another aspect, the light device may include intermediate anti-rolling surfaces axially between curved surfaces of a forward elongate light head, and a rearward elongate handle of the device with the intermediate anti-rolling surfaces having a generally flat configuration. The flat anti-rolling surfaces keep the light device from rolling when the light device is placed on a flat support surface.
In one form, the casing includes a rearward, radially extending flange having a periphery extending thereabout on which the anti-rolling surfaces are formed. The flange is sized relative to the light head and handle curved surfaces so that one of the flat surfaces thereof will engage the support surface when the body is placed thereon. In another form, corner projections are formed between adjacent flat surfaces with the corner projections extending radially beyond the curved surfaces of the casing and the handle.
In a preferred form, the handle curved surface has a varying radius of curvature and includes corner surface portions and support surface portions. The corner surface portions are between adjacent support surface portions and have a radius of curvature larger than the curved corner surface portions. Each of the curved support surface portions of the handle are circumferentially aligned with one of the flat anti-rolling surfaces. In this manner, the light device includes two distinct areas of contact that are axially spaced from each other along the device so that when placed on a support surface, the device will not roll thereon, with one of the areas being at one of the flats and the other area being at the corresponding aligned curved support surface portion of the handle. The handle support surface portions cooperate with the flat anti-rolling surfaces to provide the work light body with additional stability against rolling when it is placed on the support surface.
In another form, the light device includes an elongate body having a tubular light transmission casing, an elongate handle, and an intermediate nut having flats with the nut disposed between the casing and the handle. The nut is sized so that when the elongate body is placed on a flat support surface, one of the nut flats will engage flush on the support surface to keep the body curved surfaces from rolling on the support surface.
In one form, the curved surface of the casing has a substantially constant radius of curvature, and the nut is radially enlarged relative to the casing so that the flats thereof project beyond the casing curved surface.
In a preferred form, the casing is tapered to have a large diameter end adjacent the intermediate nut tapering down to a small diameter distal end of the casing, and the nut has an octagonal configuration so that there are eight flats thereof. With the octagonal configuration, the nut can be sized so that each of the flats thereof only project beyond the curved surface of the adjacent, casing large diameter end by a minimal amount.
In general, the light 10 includes a high-strength, elongate body 14 including an elongate, light head 15 having a substantially light-transmissive portion or casing 16, and a handle portion 18 from which the light head 15 including its light-transmissive portion 16 extends. A light source 20 of the light head 15 is generally disposed in the light-transmissive portion or casing 16 in such a manner to emanate light therethrough.
To provide the high-strength construction, the light-transmissive portion 16 is fabricated from a high-strength material and includes a one-piece tubular wall 22 that has an elongate axis Z extending therethrough and an annular side wall portion 24 extending thereabout that is tapered relative to the axis Z. The tapered sidewall portion 24 allows the tubular wall 22 to be molded from a high strength material in one piece rather than being molded as multiple components as has previously been described. As will be discussed further hereinafter, the taper may be provided only along an inner surface 28 of the side wall portion 24 to achieve the strength advantages described herein, although the illustrated side wall portion 24 also includes a taper on an outer surface 30 thereof as well.
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Axially opposite the distal end portion 22 b is the proximate shoulder wall portion 22 c, which extends or flares radially outwardly from the side wall portion 24 to connect with the handle 18. The outward extending shoulder portion 22 c provides further strength enhancement to the casing 16 due to its flanged construction providing the casing 16 with a greater radial thickness of the high-strength material at the joint interface between the casing 16 and the handle 18. As shown, the casing sidewall 24 preferably tapers down from a large diameter handle connecting end 29 to the distal end wall 22 b so that the largest diameter X is at the connecting end and the smallest diameter Y is at the distal end of the casing. The shoulder portion 22 c also includes a connecting structure 22 d for connecting the light-transmissive portion 16 to the handle 18. The connecting structure 22 d may include an annular tongue or rib 23 and an annular groove 21 between the rib 23 and a rearwardly facing surface 19 of the radially enlarged wall portion 22 c. The rib 23 has an end stop surface 71 used for positioning the light source 20 within the interior space 26, as will be described further hereinafter. The groove 21 also includes a key tab or protrusion 73 for mating with a notch 75 in the handle 18. The protrusion 73 fixedly, circumferentially orients the light-transmissive portion 16 relative to the handle 18, as will be further described below.
In the preferred and illustrated form, the tubular wall 22 has a generally constant thickness 25 with the tapers of the wall surfaces 28 and 30 being the same, e.g., 0.10 inch. The tapered side wall portion 24 has a diameter of about 1 inch at the wall outer surface 30 at connection end 29 tapering down to a diameter of about 0.7 inch at the wall outer surface 30 at end portion 22 b. As shown, the distal end wall portion 22 b can also be of the same thickness as the side wall portion 24 so that the tubular casing 16 is of substantially constant thickness except at the connecting end structure 22 c thereof.
The tapered casing configuration is advantageous in terms of the strength enhancement it provides the present work light 10. As previously mentioned, molding the light-transmissive portion 16 of high strength material while keeping it as a unitary component is extremely difficult. However, herein such molding is readily accomplished by providing the sidewall portion 24 with the aforedescribed tapered configuration in contrast to the cylindrical shapes of prior work light casings. Accordingly, the present casing 16 is formed of high-strength polymer material and does not include part lines extending therealong which can create areas of weakness in a work light.
A further strength advantage obtained by the tapered sidewall portion 24 for the light-transmissive portion 16 herein is achieved by the greater concentration of the rigid wall material in a progressively smaller space as the wall 24 tapers down towards its smaller diameter end 31. As previously described, the wall 24 tapers from the larger proximate end 29 down to the smaller diameter distal end 31 so that the wall 24 provides increasing strength down toward its distal end. In other words, because there is progressively more plastic material in a smaller and smaller cross-sectional area of the light head 15, there is more resistance to breakage due to impacts and compressive forces as the ratio of the wall thickness of the casing 16 to the cross-sectional area circumscribed by the casing wall 24 increases. For instance, with a constant thickness casing wall 24, this ratio will be greatest at the distal end 31 of the casing 16 because of the taper of the side wall to its smallest diameter Y thereat so that the light head cross-sectional areas defined by the formula Πr2 is also the smallest, whereas at the handle connecting end 29, the diameter X and thus the light head cross-section area is largest decreasing the ratio to its smallest extent.
As discussed above, the taper of the side wall portion 24 is preferred because it allows both high strength material to be utilized for the casing 16 and to form it with a one-piece construction, which also provides high strength to the light 10 herein, and particularly the casing portion 16 thereof. To this end, molding the casing 16 in one piece from a high-strength material can be done in a relatively straight forward and inexpensive molding process employing a tapered cavity mold 1000 and a tapered core pin 1200 (
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The electronics receiving base portion 36 of the circuit board 34 is disposed within the hollow handle 18 of the light 10. As best illustrated in
The elongate circuit board portion 38 includes an illumination source 42, which is preferably a plurality of LEDs. Conductive traces formed on the printed circuit board 34 electrically interconnect the LEDs with the power source via on/off switch 40, the electrical components 41, and the power cord 12. It is preferred that LEDs be aligned along the circuit board as shown in
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The printed circuit board 34 may also have a transition section 52 at which the illumination portion 38 is angled away from the electronics receiving base portion 36. Generally, the transition or bent section 52 can take the form of a transverse bend line 52 between the base and illumination portions 36 and 38 of the circuit board 34. As previously mentioned, the base portion 36 is captured by the internal projections or bosses 48 and 66 in the handle 18 to extend centrally therein. Accordingly, when assembled in the casing 16, the illumination portion 38 will generally extend transversely at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis Z. Thus, when received in the interior space 26, the illumination portion 38 has a proximal end 38 a adjacent the portion 36 that is generally aligned with the central longitudinal axis Z as is the electronics receiving base portion 36 itself, and a distal end 38 b that is offset from the longitudinal axis Z. In other words, when received in the interior space 26 of the light-transmissive portion 16, the proximal end 38 a is aligned with the longitudinal axis Z near the shoulder wall portion 22 c and the distal end 38 b is above or below the axis Z near the end portion 22 b. Such angled configuration of the illumination portion 38 relative to the electronics receiving base portion 36 generally permits the LEDs 42 to be of the same size substantially irrespective of the position of the LEDs 42 along the length of the printed circuit board 34.
As shown, the illumination portion 38 extends substantially linearly in the casing interior space 26 but at a greater angle of deviation from the axis Z than the sidewall 24. In this manner, a space 54 between the LED mounting surface 50 of the illumination portion 38 and the facing side of the inside casing wall 28 will become progressively larger as the illumination portion 38 extends distally in the interior space 26. This allows the size of the distal LED 42 b to be just as large as the proximate LED 42 a, or even larger if desired. On the other hand, a space 56 between the opposite side of the illumination portion 38, which does not include LEDs 42, and the inner wall surface 28 will become progressively smaller as the illumination portion 38 extends distally in the interior space 26. As is apparent, the angle of the illumination portion 38 can be the same as the taper of the casing wall 24 so that the LEDs 42 can be of the same size since the space 54 between the board surface 50 and the casing wall 24 also stays the same along the length thereof.
A stop 69 between the circuit board 34 and casing 16 is preferably provided which defines how far the printed circuit board 34 extends into the interior space 26 of the casing 16. As shown in
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 10-13, the handle 18 will now be described in more detail. In the preferred and illustrated form, the handle 18 includes two shell members 58 a and 58 b that are secured together to form the hollow handle 18 having a cavity 60 for receiving the electronics receiving base portion 36 of the light source 20 as previously described. The shell members 58 a and 58 b cooperate to form a gripping portion 62 and a mounting portion 64 of the handle 18. Preferably, the gripping portion 62 is contoured to have a slight curve or bulge as it extends axially and sized to comfortably fit in a user's hand. The mounting portion 64 is slightly radially enlarged relative the gripping portion 62 and configured to be connected with the connecting portion 22 d of the casing 16. As illustrated, the mounting portion 64 includes an annular rib 72 that projects radially inwardly, and an annular groove 74 adjacent the rib 72 to interfit with the annular groove 21 and rib 23 of the casing connecting portion 22 d. More particularly, when the handle members 58 a and 58 b are properly fastened together, the rib 23 of the casing portion 22 d fits in the handle groove 74, and the handle annular rib 72 fits in the casing annular groove 21.
To keep the casing 16 from rotating relative to the handle 18, anti-rotation structure 77 is provided therebetween. More particularly, so that the ribs 23, 72 do not turn in their respective annular grooves 21, 74 in which they seat, a radially outwardly projecting tab 73 of the casing connector 22 d is configured to seat in a notch 75 of the handle connector 64. Manifestly, the tab 73 could instead be on the handle connector 64 and the notch 75 formed on the casing connector 22 d. Referring to
As previously mentioned, the shell members also include fastening structures in the form of integral annular bosses formed in the respective shell members 58 a and 58 b. While the bosses 48 define through holes through which the screw fasteners 67 extend, the bosses 66 are internally threaded blind bosses that do not open to the exterior surface of the handle member 58 b.
The assembly of the preferred light device 10 will next be described. To secure the shell members 58 a and 58 b together with the circuit board electronics receiving base portion 36 therebetween, the corresponding fastening structures 46, 48, and 66 are longitudinally aligned along axis Z via the stop 69. More particularly, the circuit board illumination portion 38 is first advanced into the interior space 26 of the casing 16 until the circuit board protrusions 76 engage the casing stop surface 71. The taper of the circuit board 34 assists in fitting the board 34 in the casing 16 as previously discussed and the edges 44 a, 44 b thereof can engage the casing inner surface 28 or be closely adjacent thereto with the board 34 fully inserted to provide a wedge fit of the board 34 in the casing. Then the handle members 58 a and 58 b are clamped together around the exposed base portion 36 of the circuit board 34. First, the handle member 58 a is circumferentially oriented so that the notch 75 is aligned with the casing tab 23. Then, the casing rib 23 is seated in the half of the groove 74 in the handle member 58 a with the half of the rib 72 in the handle member 58 a being fully seated in the casing groove 21. In this manner, the apertures and recess 46 of the circuit board base portion 36 are aligned with the corresponding bosses 48 of the handle member 58 a. Next, the shell 58 b is clamped on the shell 58 a in a similar manner with the casing rib 23 seated in the other half of the groove 74 in the handle member 58 b and the other half of the rib 72 in the handle member 58 b seated in the casing groove 21. In this arrangement, the bosses 66 of the handle member 58 b will also be aligned with the circuit board recesses and apertures 46 and handle bosses 48. Finally, the fasteners 67 are inserted through the aligned fastening structures 46, 48, and 66 to secure the components together. When secured together, the handle shells 58 a and 58 b define a generally hollow structure defining the handle cavity 60 that is closed at one end and has an opening 61 at the other end. The printed circuit board 34 extends through the opening 61 after being secured within the handle.
The shell members 58 a and 58 b are generally mirror images of each other that preferably only have minor differences therebetween. For example, the shell member 58 b preferably includes an opening 68 sized to receive the on/off switch 40 mounted on the printed circuit board 34. As best shown in
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More specifically, the releasable connection 114 can be in the form of a ball-and-socket joint 115 with the connector portion 110 extending outwardly from the end wall portion 22 b of the casing 16 and having a ball member 110 a formed at the free end thereof. The mounting devices 112 can each include a resilient arcuate clip 117 that is configured to tightly grip onto the ball member 110 a. As shown, resilient clip 117 can have a C-shaped configuration so that it can snap on and off the ball member 110 a. In this manner, the mounting assembly 100 preferably provides a universal or other "quick" connect feature so that a variety of different mounting devices 112 can be mounted to the same light connector portion 110.
Instead of the ball-and-socket type quick connect 115, alternatively, the connector portion 110 may be either a pin 110 b having a locking groove 111 (
The mounting device 112 may be a variety of different structures designed to mount to a variety of differently constructed or configured mounting surfaces or members. For instance, mounting device 112 may include a magnet 112 a (
Each mounting device also includes a portion that connects with the connector portion 110 such that the mounting device 112 and the connector portion 110 also form the releasable connection 114 as previously described. The releasable connection 114 is designed to allow the variety of different mounting devices 112 to be quickly connected to and disconnected from the connector portion 110. Therefore, only one connector portion 110 is necessary to accommodate the variety of mounting members 112.
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The light 210 includes a modified printed circuit board 234 having an electronics receiving base portion 236 for use with a battery and an illumination portion 238. The electronics receiving base portion 236 is truncated as compared to the electronics receiving base portion 36 because the light 210 does not need to convert 110 volt AC power to 12 volt DC power that is necessary to illuminate the preferred LEDs as the illumination source 42. In that regard, the electronics receiving portion includes a rechargeable battery 237, a recharging port 239, and a modified on/off switch 240. As illustrated, switch 240 is a push button switch having a flexible cover 240 a; however, other types of switches may also be used. Recharging port 239 is a known type of connection to recharge the battery 237 that connects to a recharging plug (not shown) in a known manner to a wall outlet.
The light 210 also has the handle portion 218, which is similar to the handle portion 18, but is modified to accommodate both the switch 240 and the recharging port 239, which generally extend through corresponding openings of the handle 218. For example, the handle 218 is also formed from two shell members 258 a and 258 b. In one form, the shell member 258 b includes two apertures 268 a and 268 b to receive the recharging port 239 and the on/off switch 240, respectively. In a preferred configuration, each half of the shell members 258 a and 258 b may also include a portion of the aperture 268 a; therefore, when combined, the portions of opening 268 a in each shell 258 a and 258 b combine to form a complete opening to receive the recharging portion 239.
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Light 310 is similar to previous described light 10 and light 210, but includes appropriate modifications so that the light is suitable in the water or explosive environments. The differences will be highlighted below. To begin with, light 310 is also battery powered, but light 310 uses standard single-use or separately rechargeable batteries 337 that are incorporated in the handle 318. The batteries 337 are in electrical communication with an electronics receiving base portion 336 of a printed circuit board 334 which is housed within handle portion. Next, the handle 218 has a one-piece construction rather than the two half shells of the previous embodiments. The one-piece construction is preferred for use in the above described wet or hazardous environments.
Additionally, to render the light 310 suitable for underwater or explosive environments, a sealed connection 315 between the handle 318 and light-transmissive portion 316 is provided. For instance, the connection 315 must substantially avoid water or gases from entering the handle 318, which could disrupt the electrical operation of the light 310. Preferably, the connection 315 uses interengaging threads 317 a and 317 b such that the light-transmissive portion 316 can be screwed or threaded onto the handle 318. As illustrated, the grooves 317 a are external threads on the projecting end portion 340 of the light transmissive portion 316 and the grooves 317 b are internal threads on an inside surface of an enlarged mounting portion 342 of the handle 318. The threads 317 a and 317 b mate so that the light portions can be screw threaded together. In addition, to provide a water-tight or vapor-tight seal, the connection 315 also uses a sealing member 319, such as an o-ring, gasket, or other suitable sealing member, to seal the handle 318 to the light transmissive portion 316 when threaded together. In that regard, the sealing member 319 inserted over the threaded portion 317 a and then the light-transmissive portion 316 is screw threaded into the handle 318. The seal member 319 is then compressed between a shoulder surface 321 extending radially outward from the threaded portion 340 of the casing 316 and the end surface 344 of the handle mounting portion 342 to form the tight seal.
Alternatively, as illustrated in
Optionally, the casing end portion 340 may operate a switch 358 in the handle 318 while maintaining the sealed connection 315 between the casing 316 and handle 318. For example, with the sealed connection 315 established, the surfaces 350 and 352 and location of the sealing member 319 therebetween are such that additional rotation in the tightening direction, as by a predetermined number of corresponding turns or fractions of a turn of the handle relative to the casing causes the casing end portion 356 to move further axially into the handle 318 to operate the switch 358. In this regard, the casing end portion 356 can include a projection that engages a switch actuator to power the light source when the requisite relative rotation of the sealed handle and casing occurs. In this configuration, the light device 310 does not require any openings or other holes in the handle 318 as with other embodiments for on/off switches or recharging ports. Once the casing 316 is threadably received by the handle 318 to form the connection 315, a substantially air-tight and/or water-tight elongate body 314 is formed having a sealed inner cavity therein. The light device 310 may be energized and de-energized by rotating the casing in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, respectively, without breaking the air-tight and/or water-tight connection 315.
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Referring initially to
The illustrated tapered side wall portion 424 has an annular configuration in cross-section with outer curved surface 425 of the casing 416 having a substantially constant radius of curvature. In addition, the elongate handle portion 418 has a curved, outer gripping surface 464 about a contoured, rear gripping portion 419 thereof. Accordingly, when placed on a generally flat support surface, such a light device including the described forward and rearward curved surfaces may tend to roll therealong. However, herein the anti-rolling surfaces 411 are disposed axially between the curved surfaces 425 and 464 of the casing 416 and handle portion 418, respectively. The anti-rolling surfaces 411 preferably have a flat configuration so that one of the flat surfaces 411 can be placed flush onto a flat support surface 480 (
More particularly, the anti-rolling surfaces 411 are provided about the periphery of a radially extending flange 450 between the forward light head 415 and rearward handle 418. The flange 450 is sized relative to the casing side wall 424 so that the surfaces 411 are disposed radially beyond the curved surface 425 thereof, as best seen in
It should be noted that the handle annular portion 421 has an on-off switch 401 provided in a recess 402 formed therein, as shown in
Continuing reference to
As shown, the flange 450 has a narrow width in the axial direction so that the periphery thereof on which the anti-rolling surfaces 411 are formed extending about the longitudinal axis X with the surfaces 411 extending lengthwise in a direction transverse to axis X. More specifically, the flat, anti-rolling surfaces 411 have a length L (
The illustrated and preferred radially extending flange 450 is in the form of a nut-like structure 460 wherein the anti-rolling surfaces 411 are in the form of flats 452 of the nut 460 with the length L of each flat, anti-rolling surface 452 being substantially the same, and the width W of each flat, anti-rolling surface 452 being substantially the same. As shown, the lengths are preferably longer than the widths as discussed above; however, other configurations are also suitable depending on the configuration of the light device.
The nut-like structure 460 preferably has an octagonal configuration so that there are eight flats 452 circumferentially disposed about the periphery of the nut 460. The octagonal structure of the flange 450 is preferred because it is effective to minimize the amount 462 that the flats 452 thereof extend radially beyond the elongate body 414, and specifically the curved surfaces 425 and 464 of the respective casing 416 and handle 418 thereof. Similarly, corner projections 454 formed at the juncture between adjacent flats 452, which are at the maximum distance from the curved surfaces 425 and 464, also only project a minimal amount therebeyond. In this manner, the flange 450 has flat surfaces 452 thereof that generally do not include large or relatively pointed projections extending radially from the otherwise generally cylindrical body 414 of the light device 410, which could otherwise interfere with holding of the work light or otherwise provide a hindrance to the use of the light device 410. By way of example and not limitation, the corner projections 454 can be disposed at a distance 462 a of about 4 to about 6 mm from the casing curved surface 425 (
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Each of the support surface portions 468 extend axially along the handle gripping portion 419 and are preferably generally circumferentially aligned with or inline axially with one of the flat, anti-rolling surfaces 452 of the radially extending flange 450. In this manner, when the light device 410 is placed on the work surface 480, one of the support surface portions 468 and the aligned flange surface 452 can cooperate to provide two areas of contact 472 and 474 between the light device 410 and the work surface 480, as illustrated in
As best illustrated in the exploded view of
The casing 416 and handle 418 are assembled similar to the previously described light devices to form a self-contained and compact hand held lighting device that provides for stable contact on a work surface when not being held. Optionally, the light device 410 includes a holding member 401, which in one form may be a hook member as illustrated. The holding member 401 may be snap-fit in an opening 402 at a distal end 427 of the casing 416 via a barb 406 or other friction-fit type securing member. As shown, the light device 410 includes a rechargeable battery 437 to energize the light source 420 similar to the light device 210 and includes a corresponding recharging port 403 therefor extending through an aperture 404 in the handle 418; however, the light device 410 may also include non-rechargeable batteries or a plug suitable for connection to a 110 volt power source similar to the previously described light devices.
The light source 420 may include a reflective coating 422 to aid in the focusing of the illumination. By one approach, the light device 410 includes an elongate printed circuit board 434 having a illumination portion 438 extending therefrom in the light casing 416 similar to the other embodiments. The reflective coating 422 may be applied to the elongate printed circuit board 434 and, preferably, to the extending illumination portion 438 thereof that includes the one or more LEDs 424 thereon
It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials, and arrangements of the parts and components that have been described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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Excellent soup. I didn't have any thyme on hand but it was still very good without it. I made this vegetarian by using vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. Soup gets better the longer is sits. Will definitely make this again.
Wonderful combination of ingredients. I especially liked the barley. I used broth rather than water to cook the barley. I liked a bit of texture left in the soup.
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I have had this soup at the restaurant and it is so good. They make it vegan style.
Our family sampled a bowl of this at California Pizza Kitchen and loved it. This recipe is a close approximation. My children really enjoyed this soup, and it was eaten quickly. I may try using more veggie broth and less water the next time I make it. It is a balanced recipe, and a fabulous foundation for any split pea soup.
I have tried several different recipes for pea soup and this by far is the best....not bland at all! May want to add extra pepper but it really doesnt need it! and easy to make! I use the veggie broth , never even tried chicken broth : next time maybe i will give it a try but with the veggie broth its really good!


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Chrysler posted a loss of $690 million for the January-March period. Without one-time costs of $1.2 billion, the company's net income more than doubled to $486 million.
In January, Fiat paid $3.65 billion to a union-run health care trust to acquire Chrysler's remaining shares. The two companies are in the process of combining to form Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which will be based in London but maintain significant operations in both Turin, Italy, and Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler Chief Financial Officer Richard Palmer said Monday that the combined company expects to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Chrysler said profits were also hit by the weakening Canadian dollar, increased advertising spending and $100 million in recall costs. Under pressure from the government, Chrysler agreed last year to recall 1.56 million older-model Jeep Liberty and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs because of a risk of fires if they're hit from the rear. The company is installing trailer hitches on any vehicles that don't have them.
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The last captain of the good ship THQ is now onboard Oculus Rift
Naughty Dog co-founder and erstwhile THQ president Jason Rubin has fallen prey to the sexy wiles of Oculus Rift.
The VR tech firm has appointed Rubin head of worldwide studios, popping him in charge of the company's first-party software development projects.
"There have only been a handful of times in my life where I saw something that I knew would change everything," Rubin said in a statement published on GamesIndustry.
"The awe-inspiring tech Oculus is building is a portal into an incredible world that my daughter will one day consider to be normal. The moment I put it on, I wanted to help define that future.
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Rubin co-founded Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted developer Naughty Dog in 1985, and joined THQ in 2012. He spent nine months struggling to avoid THQ's fate before its demise.
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President Clinton's top national security advisers decided that the United States should commit several thousand ground troops to an international force in Kosovo to monitor an eventual cease-fire there, according to Administration officials and members of Congress. The tentative plan would involve 2,000 to 5,000 American troops in a NATO force of more than 20,000 ground troops. A1
The United States, four Western European nations and Russia, in an unusual show of unity, summoned the warring sides in Kosovo to a peace conference in France next Friday and suggested that if they did not reach agreement within two weeks, air strikes would follow. NATO is expected to vote today to authorize air strikes against the Serbs if they do not agree to a political settlement of autonomy for Kosovo. A6
Serbian police killed 24 ethnic Albanians in a raid on a suspected rebel hideout, adding urgency to an international demand that the antagonists settle the Kosovo crisis by mid-February or face NATO action. Later in the day, Yugoslav army tanks began firing on rebel Kosovo Liberation Army positions near a village of a half-dozen homes nine miles north of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. A6
Riots Slow Colombia Recovery
Army and police units clashed repeatedly with bands of looters in Armenia, slowing the delivery of relief supplies to tens of thousands of residents made homeless by the big earthquake on Monday. The gangs, composed almost entirely of young men, struck early and often until the authorities were able to restore order through a show of force and numerous arrests. Away from the downtown area, scarred by dozens of damaged and collapsed buildings, relief efforts finally appeared to be moving into high gear, after four days of confusion and complaints. A3
Warning on the World Economy
Vice President Al Gore warned that the world had to ''prevent the financial crisis of 1998 from becoming the trade crisis of 1999,'' and said the United States would seek to negotiate the ''outright elimination'' of the huge and politically sensitive subsidies that European nations provide farmers. Mr. Gore's statement was his first detailed speech on the fragility of the world economy. A5
U.S. to Toughen Libya Policy
Clinton Administration officials say they are planning to seek tougher sanctions against Libya because there has been no sign of cooperation a month before an American deadline for Libya to hand over two suspects in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. A3
East Timor Rebel Urges Calm
The imprisoned East Timor rebel leader Xanana Gusmao called for a cease-fire in his homeland after Indonesia said it might free the territory, which it invaded 23 years ago. A5
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Attorney General Janet Reno decided not to appoint an independent counsel to investigate whether a former White House aide, Harold M. Ickes, lied to a Senate committee two years ago. Her decision was a significant step toward bringing the Justice Department's long-running campaign finance inquiry to a close, leaving open virtually no investigation that could lead to an independent counsel's examination of President Clinton's re-election fund-raising. A1
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The Dule Upo' Dun
'A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6'(1911) mentions that 'On the road from Clitheroe to Waddington, near Brungerley Bridge, once stood an inn known as the 'Dule upo' Dun', from its sign representing the Devil galloping madly along upon a dun horse. Read More »
The Dun Cow & The Old Rib
In 'Lancashire Legends' (1873), John Harland shares the following piece of folklore. 'The anonymous writer of "Curious Corners round Preston," states that the "Old Rib " is the name giyen to an old farm in the township of Whittingham, in the parish of Kirkham, five miles north of Preston. Read More »
The Dun Cow, Olney
Possibly having been located at 2 Yardley Road, the Dun Cow inn is now long gone. In his almanac 'Olney, Bucks' (1907), Oliver Ratcliff gives the following story about the pub. 'The old Dun Cow Inn, which stood on the Yardley Road, was also reported to be haunted. Read More »
The Dun Cow, Shrewsbury
This Inn was built by Roger de Montgomery in around 1085, making it one of the oldest in Britain. Reputedly haunted by a monk. Read More »
The Eclipse Inn, Winchester
The Eclipse Inn dates from 1540 and over the past centuries the building has had many uses including a rectory, private residence, ale house (around 1750) and from the nineteenth century an Inn. Read More »
The Elephant & Castle, Amersham
Probably dating from the 17th century, The Elephant & Castle is another of Amershams reputedly haunted inns. In 2001 the following interview by Victoria Birch concerning the haunting appeared in the The Argus. Read More »
The Elms, Smithfield
Smithfield haled a fairly prominent place in medieval London. Not only was it the site of a famous market and a place where Royalty held their tournaments, the Elms at Smithfield was also well known as a place of execution and it is thought that some of those who were cruelly killed at this spot may haunt it still. Read More »
The Embassy Of Finland, London
The Embassy of Finland at 38 Chesham Place dates from around the 1830s. It was not of course always an Embassy and has over the years been known by various names such as Belgrave House and Herbert House. It is from an early time, possibly when it was a private residence that the reputed haunting of the Embassy has its roots. Read More »
The Fairy Banquet
The following extract has appeared in many books on folklore and is attributed to William of Newburgh (or William of Newbridge, depending on who you read). William of Newburgh was born in Bridlington in 1136 Read More »
The Fairy Funeral
The following story entitled 'The Fairy Funeral' was published in 'English Fairy and Other Folk Tales' (1890) by Edwin Sidney Hartland. 'THE parish church of Lelant is curiously situated amidst hills of blown sand, near the entrance of the creek of Hayle. Read More »
The Feathers Hotel
The Feathers Hotel is a beautiful seventeenth century building with a carved timber façade and a reputation of being haunted. It was originally built for an attorney called Rees Jones in 1619 and the Feathers name relates to the Ostrich Feathers that are part of the design in the exterior wooden façade. Read More »
The Flask Tavern
The Flask Tavern dates back to the 17th century and has served the likes of Karl Marx (born 5 May 1818 – died 14 March 1883), William Hogarth (born 10 November 1697 – died 26 October 1764) (painter) and Dick Turpin (born 1705 – died 7 April 1739) (highwayman) who is said to have been hidden there for a while. Read More »
The Footless Ghost of Dallinghoo
According to 'County Folk-Lore: Suffolk' (1893) edited by Lady Camilla Gurdon, 'In years gone by there lived at Dallinghoo a "Widow Shawe who committed suicide by cutting her throat. She now haunts the lanes and flits by without feet. She has been seen by many, and amongst those whom she has startled is Mrs. H., a thatcher's wife. Read More »
The Fox and Hounds, Riseley
According to the following article entitled 'The other spirits found in your local' was published in the Bedfordshire on Sunday, 23 June 2013. 'The Fox and Hounds in Riseley is said to be haunted by a nurse, who was knocked over by a vehicle and brought inside where Read More »
The Garricks Head, Bath
The Garrick's Head at 7-8 St. Johns Place, Bath can be found adjacent to the Theatre Royal and is Grade II listed. Read More »
The Gatehouse, Highgate
There were three main entrances each with a tollhouse leading into the Bishop of London's Park of Haringeye and The Gatehouse was the tavern at the Highgate entrance. (The Spaniards Inn ,Newgate and East Finchley being the others). Read More »
The George and Pilgrim Hotel, Glastonbury
Known as the George before the 20th century, The George and Pilgrim dates from the 1430's* and was originally owned by the Abbots of Glastonbury Abbey until its dissolution in September 1539. Read More »
The George Inn, Bathampton
The Grade II listed George Inn on Mill Lane in Bathampton dates from the mid late 17th century and is thought to be haunted by Viscount John Baptiste Du Barry who was killed on Bathampton Down on18 November 1778 during the last legal duel in Britain. His mortally wounded body is said to have been brought into The George Inn where he finally died. Read More »
The Ghost of Ann Walker
According to Arthur L Hayward's 'Lives of the most remarkable criminals: Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences' (1735), the ghost of Ann Walker named her murderer in the early 17th century.
An Account of the Conviction and Execution of Mr. WALKER, and MARK SHARP, for the Murder of ANN WALKER Read More »
The Ghostly Hand of Draycott
There is a story involving a ghostly hand that concerns the inheritance of Draycott Cerne Manor and arose when Sir Walter Long of Wraxall and Draycott Cerne (Born abt 1565 – Buried 30 October 1610) disinherited his eldest son and heir in favour of his eldest son by his second wife Catherine Thynne of Longleat. Read More »
The Golden Fleece, York
The Golden Fleece is a Grade II listed building which claims to be York's most haunted pub. According to their website 'Possibly the most famous ghost is Geoff Monroe, a Canadian airman who was staying at the pub in room four when he died in 1945, by throwing himself or falling out of one of the windows. Read More »
The Golden Pheasant, Biggleswade
The Golden Pheasant at 71 High Street is a Grade II listed building dating from the 18th century. There have apparently been reports of the sound of singing coming from the bar when it is empty and footsteps again from an area with nobody present to make them.
The Grappa Wine Bar
The Grappa Wine Bar on Lansdown Road, Bath was originally a public house known as the Beehive which in the 1970's had a reputation for being haunted by a friendly serving maid which the licensees referred to as Bunty. Read More »
The Great Bell of Burgh-le-Marsh
Like many people living along the coast in times past, the people of Burgh-le-Marsh once made a handsome living from 'wrecking'. In stormy weather, if a ship was spotted in difficulty, the local folk would light a beacon on Marsh Hill, which the poor ship's crew would mistake for the safety of a lighthouse, steering their vessel onto the treacherous sands. Read More »
The Grenadier, Knightsbridge
The Grenadier at 18 Wilton Row dates back to the early eighteenth century. Popular with Royalty and celebrities (King George IV, Madonna, Guy Ritchie and Gwyneth Paltrow) it was described by Guy Lyon Playfair in his Haunted Pub Guide (1987) as being "probably the most famous haunted pub in the world" and it is probably the one with its own sentry box outside. Read More »


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